How To Install mathgl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mathgl on Kali Linux. mathgl is library for scientific graphs (utilities and examples)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mathgl on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathgl

Remove mathgl Configurations and Data

To remove mathgl configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.