How To Install libxgks2-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxgks2-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxgks2-data
libxgks2-data is:
XGKS is a level 2C implementation of the ANSI Graphical Kernel System (GKS) for use in a Unix environment with the X Window System. It supports the Fortran language binding and a C language binding based on the 1988 draft.
This package contains fonts needed for libxgks2.
There are three methods to install libxgks2-data 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 libxgks2-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxgks2-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxgks2-data
Install libxgks2-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxgks2-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxgks2-data
Install libxgks2-data 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 libxgks2-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxgks2-data
How To Uninstall libxgks2-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxgks2-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxgks2-data
Uninstall libxgks2-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxgks2-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxgks2-data
Remove libxgks2-data Configurations and Data
To remove libxgks2-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxgks2-data
Remove libxgks2-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxgks2-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxgks2-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxgks2-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
