How To Install colplot on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install colplot on Debian 10.
What is colplot
colplot is:
At its core, colplot is nothing more than a script that has intimate knowledge of collectl plot file and directory format. Based on the types of plots being requested and some basic formatting options, it will build the necessary gnuplot commands and automatically run them for you.
Colplot can be run either through a web-based interface or a command line. As this introduction is not intended to be a User’s Guide, see the colplot man page to identify which command line switches map to which web-based options. Also note that to produce plots on your terminal in command mode you must be running on a system that supports X terminals or windows. No, that is not a typo. Colplot does run on PCs. Also note if you direct colplot to write your plots to a file X is not required.
There are three methods to install colplot on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install colplot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install colplot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install colplot
Install colplot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install colplot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install colplot
Install colplot 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install colplot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install colplot
How To Uninstall colplot on Debian 10
To uninstall only the colplot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove colplot
Uninstall colplot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall colplot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove colplot
Remove colplot Configurations and Data
To remove colplot configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge colplot
Remove colplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove colplot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge colplot
Dependencies
colplot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install colplot package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.