How To Install ngraph-gtk-addins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngraph-gtk-addins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ngraph-gtk-addins
ngraph-gtk-addins is:
Ngraph is the program to create scientific 2-dimensional graphs for researchers and engineers. This program can create advanced graphs which can’t be created by spreadsheets. Graphs can be exported to postscript.
This package contains the following addins:
- append: append a NGP-file without clearing the present graph
- fft: Fast Fourier Transform
- legend: generate a legend box
- cal: show calendar in the information window
- math: calculator
- text-in: insert a column as legend-text
- calc: assist plotting a mathematical function.
- fitrslt: generate a legend box
- timer: countdown timer
There are three methods to install ngraph-gtk-addins 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 ngraph-gtk-addins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ngraph-gtk-addins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ngraph-gtk-addins
Install ngraph-gtk-addins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ngraph-gtk-addins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ngraph-gtk-addins
Install ngraph-gtk-addins 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 ngraph-gtk-addins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ngraph-gtk-addins
How To Uninstall ngraph-gtk-addins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ngraph-gtk-addins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ngraph-gtk-addins
Uninstall ngraph-gtk-addins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ngraph-gtk-addins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ngraph-gtk-addins
Remove ngraph-gtk-addins Configurations and Data
To remove ngraph-gtk-addins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ngraph-gtk-addins
Remove ngraph-gtk-addins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ngraph-gtk-addins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ngraph-gtk-addins
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngraph-gtk-addins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
