How To Install libngraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libngraph0-dev is Header files for compiling plugins for Ngraph-gtk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libngraph0-dev

libngraph0-dev is:

Ngraph is the program to create scientific 2-dimensional graphs for researchers and engineers. This program can create advanced graphs which can’t be created by spreadsheets. Graphs can be exported to postscript.

This package contains header files.

There are three methods to install libngraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libngraph0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libngraph0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libngraph0-dev

Install libngraph0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libngraph0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libngraph0-dev

Install libngraph0-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libngraph0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libngraph0-dev

How To Uninstall libngraph0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libngraph0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libngraph0-dev

Uninstall libngraph0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libngraph0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngraph0-dev

Remove libngraph0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libngraph0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libngraph0-dev

Remove libngraph0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libngraph0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libngraph0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngraph0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.