How To Install libplplotcxx13 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotcxx13 on Ubuntu 18.04. libplplotcxx13 is Scientific plotting library (C++ binding)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotcxx13 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libplplotcxx13

libplplotcxx13 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 the C++ binding for PLplot.

There are three methods to install libplplotcxx13 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 libplplotcxx13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libplplotcxx13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libplplotcxx13

Install libplplotcxx13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libplplotcxx13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libplplotcxx13

Install libplplotcxx13 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 libplplotcxx13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libplplotcxx13

How To Uninstall libplplotcxx13 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libplplotcxx13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libplplotcxx13

Uninstall libplplotcxx13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libplplotcxx13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplplotcxx13

Remove libplplotcxx13 Configurations and Data

To remove libplplotcxx13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libplplotcxx13

Remove libplplotcxx13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libplplotcxx13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplplotcxx13

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotcxx13 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.