How To Install libqcustomplot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqcustomplot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libqcustomplot-dev is Qt C++ widget for plotting. Header

Introduction

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

What is libqcustomplot-dev

libqcustomplot-dev is:

QCustomPlot plotting library focuses on making good looking, publication quality 2D plots, graphs and charts, as well as offering high performance for realtime visualization applications. The package contains a header-file.

There are three methods to install libqcustomplot-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 libqcustomplot-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 libqcustomplot-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqcustomplot-dev

Install libqcustomplot-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqcustomplot-dev

Install libqcustomplot-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 libqcustomplot-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqcustomplot-dev

How To Uninstall libqcustomplot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libqcustomplot-dev

Uninstall libqcustomplot-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqcustomplot-dev

Remove libqcustomplot-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqcustomplot-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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