How To Install kmplot on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmplot on Debian 9.
What is kmplot
kmplot is:
KmPlot is a powerful mathematical plotter KDE, capable of plotting multiple functions simultaneously and combining them into new functions.
Cartesian, parametric, and differential functions are supported, as well as functions using polar coordinates. Plots are printed with high precision at the correct aspect ratio.
KmPlot also provides numerical and visual features such as filling and calculating the area between the plot and the first axis, finding maxima and minima, changing function parameters dynamically, and plotting derivatives and integral functions.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install kmplot 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 kmplot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kmplot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kmplot
Install kmplot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kmplot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kmplot
Install kmplot 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 kmplot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kmplot
How To Uninstall kmplot on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kmplot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kmplot
Uninstall kmplot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kmplot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmplot
Remove kmplot Configurations and Data
To remove kmplot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kmplot
Remove kmplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kmplot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmplot
Dependencies
kmplot have the following dependencies:
- kdeedu-data
- libc6
- libkf5completion5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5crash5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5kdelibs4support5
- libkf5parts5
- libkf5service-bin
- libkf5service5
- libkf5textwidgets5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5svg5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmplot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.