How To Install libqwtplot3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwtplot3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libqwtplot3d-doc is 3D plotting library based on Qt/OpenGL (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwtplot3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libqwtplot3d-doc

libqwtplot3d-doc is:

QwtPlot3D is a feature rich Qt/OpenGL-based C++ programming library, providing essentially a bunch of 3D-widgets for programmers.

This package contains the html documentation and example programs.

There are three methods to install libqwtplot3d-doc 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 libqwtplot3d-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqwtplot3d-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqwtplot3d-doc

Install libqwtplot3d-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqwtplot3d-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqwtplot3d-doc

Install libqwtplot3d-doc 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 libqwtplot3d-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqwtplot3d-doc

How To Uninstall libqwtplot3d-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libqwtplot3d-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqwtplot3d-doc

Uninstall libqwtplot3d-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqwtplot3d-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqwtplot3d-doc

Remove libqwtplot3d-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libqwtplot3d-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqwtplot3d-doc

Remove libqwtplot3d-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqwtplot3d-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqwtplot3d-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwtplot3d-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.