How To Install libplplotada1-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotada1-dev on Debian 10.
What is libplplotada1-dev
libplplotada1-dev is:
PLplot is relatively small, portable, freely distributable, and is rich enough to satisfy most users. It has a wide range of plot types including line (linear, log), contour, 3D, fill, and almost 1000 characters (including Greek and mathematical) in its extended font set. The package is designed to make it easy to quickly get graphical output; only a handful of function calls is typically required. For more advanced use, virtually all aspects of plotting are configurable.
This package contains all that is needed for doing PLplot development in Ada.
There are three methods to install libplplotada1-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libplplotada1-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 libplplotada1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplplotada1-dev
Install libplplotada1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplplotada1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplplotada1-dev
Install libplplotada1-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libplplotada1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplplotada1-dev
How To Uninstall libplplotada1-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libplplotada1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplplotada1-dev
Uninstall libplplotada1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplplotada1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplplotada1-dev
Remove libplplotada1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libplplotada1-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplplotada1-dev
Remove libplplotada1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplplotada1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplplotada1-dev
Dependencies
libplplotada1-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotada1-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.