How To Install gri-pdf-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gri-pdf-doc on Debian 9. gri-pdf-doc is PostScript manual for gri, a language for scientific graphics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gri-pdf-doc on Debian 9.

What is gri-pdf-doc

gri-pdf-doc is:

Gri is a command-driven application for making x-y graphs, contour-graphs, and image graphs.

This is the Gri manual in PDF format suitable for printing or viewing on-screen. The compressed file is located at /usr/share/doc/gri/gri.pdf.gz

There are three methods to install gri-pdf-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gri-pdf-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 gri-pdf-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gri-pdf-doc

Install gri-pdf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gri-pdf-doc

Install gri-pdf-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gri-pdf-doc

How To Uninstall gri-pdf-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gri-pdf-doc

Uninstall gri-pdf-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gri-pdf-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gri-pdf-doc

Remove gri-pdf-doc Configurations and Data

To remove gri-pdf-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gri-pdf-doc

Remove gri-pdf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gri-pdf-doc

Dependencies

gri-pdf-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gri-pdf-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.