How To Install libmgl8 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl8 on Debian 12.
What is libmgl8
libmgl8 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 libmgl8 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmgl8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmgl8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmgl8
Install libmgl8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmgl8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmgl8
Install libmgl8 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 libmgl8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmgl8
How To Uninstall libmgl8 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmgl8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmgl8
Uninstall libmgl8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmgl8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgl8
Remove libmgl8 Configurations and Data
To remove libmgl8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmgl8
Remove libmgl8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmgl8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgl8
Dependencies
libmgl8 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgif7
- libgl1
- libgomp1
- libgsl27
- libhdf4-0
- libhdf5-103-1
- libhpdf-2.3.0
- libjpeg62-turbo
- libltdl7
- libpng16-16
- libstdc++6
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
