How To Install libplplotqt2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotqt2 on Debian 12.
What is libplplotqt2
libplplotqt2 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 provides C++ bindings to allow use of the PLplot API in Qt applications.
There are three methods to install libplplotqt2 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 libplplotqt2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libplplotqt2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplplotqt2
Install libplplotqt2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplplotqt2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplplotqt2
Install libplplotqt2 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 libplplotqt2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplplotqt2
How To Uninstall libplplotqt2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libplplotqt2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplplotqt2
Uninstall libplplotqt2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplplotqt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplplotqt2
Remove libplplotqt2 Configurations and Data
To remove libplplotqt2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplplotqt2
Remove libplplotqt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplplotqt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplplotqt2
Dependencies
libplplotqt2 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libplplot17
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5svg5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplotqt2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
