How To Install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnuplot-common
Gnuplot is a command-line driven, interactive function plotting program especially suited for scientific data representation. Gnuplot can be used to plot functions and data points in both two and three dimensions and in many different formats. This subpackage contains common parts needed for all versions of gnuplot.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnuplot-common.
Install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gnuplot-common using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnuplot-common
Install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install gnuplot-common using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnuplot-common
How To Uninstall gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnuplot-common package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnuplot-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuplot-common on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.