How To Install libchart-gnuplot-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchart-gnuplot-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libchart-gnuplot-perl

libchart-gnuplot-perl is:

Chart::Gnuplot is a module to plot graphs using GNUPLOT. If an image format other than PS, PDF and EPS is required to generate, ImageMagick’s convert program is needed.

There are three methods to install libchart-gnuplot-perl on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libchart-gnuplot-perl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libchart-gnuplot-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchart-gnuplot-perl

Install libchart-gnuplot-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libchart-gnuplot-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libchart-gnuplot-perl

Install libchart-gnuplot-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libchart-gnuplot-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchart-gnuplot-perl

How To Uninstall libchart-gnuplot-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libchart-gnuplot-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libchart-gnuplot-perl

Uninstall libchart-gnuplot-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libchart-gnuplot-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchart-gnuplot-perl

Remove libchart-gnuplot-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libchart-gnuplot-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libchart-gnuplot-perl

Remove libchart-gnuplot-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libchart-gnuplot-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchart-gnuplot-perl

Dependencies

libchart-gnuplot-perl have the following dependencies:

• gnuplot-nox
• perl

References

• libchart-gnuplot-perl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchart-gnuplot-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.