How To Install mathgl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathgl on Debian 9.
What is mathgl
mathgl is:
A free cross-platform library of fast C++ routines for plotting data in up to 3 dimensions. It can export plots to bitmaps and vector EPS, SVG, IDTF files. There are simple window interfaces based on GLUT, FLTK and/or Qt. MathGL can also be used in the console. There are interfaces to a set of languages, such as, C, Fortran, Pascal, Forth, Python, Octave.
This package contains MathGL utilities and examples.
There are three methods to install mathgl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mathgl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mathgl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mathgl
Install mathgl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mathgl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mathgl
Install mathgl 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 mathgl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mathgl
How To Uninstall mathgl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mathgl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mathgl
Uninstall mathgl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mathgl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathgl
Remove mathgl Configurations and Data
To remove mathgl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mathgl
Remove mathgl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mathgl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathgl
Dependencies
mathgl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathgl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.