How To Install libmgl-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-data on Kali Linux.

What is libmgl-data

libmgl-data is:

A free cross-platform library of fast C++ routines for plotting data in up to 3 dimensions. It can export plots to bitmaps and vector EPS, SVG, IDTF files. There are simple window interfaces based on GLUT, FLTK and/or Qt. MathGL can also be used in the console. There are interfaces to a set of languages, such as, C, Fortran, Pascal, Forth, Python, Octave.

This package contains the MathGL data files.

There are three methods to install libmgl-data 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 libmgl-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmgl-data

Install libmgl-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmgl-data

Install libmgl-data 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 libmgl-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmgl-data

How To Uninstall libmgl-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmgl-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmgl-data

Uninstall libmgl-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgl-data

Remove libmgl-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmgl-data

Remove libmgl-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgl-data

Dependencies

libmgl-data have the following dependencies:

References

• libmgl-data website

Summary

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