How To Install qtiplot-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtiplot-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. qtiplot-doc is data analysis and scientific plotting (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtiplot-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtiplot-doc

qtiplot-doc is:

This package is part of QtiPlot.

It contains QtiPlot manual and API documentation.

See the ‘qtiplot’ package for more information.

There are three methods to install qtiplot-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qtiplot-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtiplot-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtiplot-doc

Install qtiplot-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtiplot-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtiplot-doc

Install qtiplot-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install qtiplot-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtiplot-doc

How To Uninstall qtiplot-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtiplot-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtiplot-doc

Uninstall qtiplot-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtiplot-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtiplot-doc

Remove qtiplot-doc Configurations and Data

To remove qtiplot-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtiplot-doc

Remove qtiplot-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtiplot-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtiplot-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtiplot-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.