How To Install jgraph on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jgraph on Debian 10.
What is jgraph
jgraph is:
Jgraph takes a description of a graph or graphs and produces a PostScript file on the standard output.
Jgraph is ideal for plotting any mixture of scatter point graphs, line graphs, and/or bar graphs, and embedding the output into LaTeX, or any other text processing system which can read PostScript.
The graph description language is simple enough to get nice looking graphs with a minimum of effort, yet powerful enough to give the user the flexibility to tailor the appearance of the graph to his or her individual preferences. This includes plotting multiple graphs and laying them out separately on the page (or pages).
There are three methods to install jgraph 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 jgraph Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jgraph
Install jgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jgraph
Install jgraph 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 jgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jgraph
How To Uninstall jgraph on Debian 10
To uninstall only the jgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jgraph
Uninstall jgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jgraph
Remove jgraph Configurations and Data
To remove jgraph configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jgraph
Remove jgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jgraph
Dependencies
jgraph have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jgraph package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.