How To Install libmgl7.5.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl7.5.0 on Kali Linux. libmgl7.5.0 is library for scientific graphs (main runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl7.5.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libmgl7.5.0

libmgl7.5.0 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 shared object files.

There are three methods to install libmgl7.5.0 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 libmgl7.5.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl7.5.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmgl7.5.0

Install libmgl7.5.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl7.5.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmgl7.5.0

Install libmgl7.5.0 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 libmgl7.5.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmgl7.5.0

How To Uninstall libmgl7.5.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmgl7.5.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmgl7.5.0

Uninstall libmgl7.5.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmgl7.5.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgl7.5.0

Remove libmgl7.5.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmgl7.5.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmgl7.5.0

Remove libmgl7.5.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmgl7.5.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgl7.5.0

Dependencies

libmgl7.5.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl7.5.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.