How To Install ploticus on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ploticus on Debian 9.
What is ploticus
ploticus is:
Ploticus is script-driven, which makes it suitable for automated, unattended uses, or for applications that will be run again and again. In general, ploticus is good at making graphs like you would see in newspapers and news magazines, business publications, journals for medical and social sciences, and so on.
Ploticus is not a function or mathematical plotting package like gnuplot, nor would it be a good choice for applications where mathematical formulas or scientific notations are to be rendered as an integral part of the data display. Ploticus is also not intended as a “marketing” graphics package. Its goal is to display data crisply without extra decoration and distracting “dingbats” that cloud the picture.
Ploticus supports a wide range of output options, including jpeg (Joint Photographics Experts Group format), png (Portable Network Graphics format), svg (Simple Vector Graphics), bmp (Microsoft BitMaP), ps (PostScript), swf (Flash), and X11.
There are three methods to install ploticus 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 ploticus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ploticus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ploticus
Install ploticus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ploticus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ploticus
Install ploticus 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 ploticus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ploticus
How To Uninstall ploticus on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ploticus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ploticus
Uninstall ploticus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ploticus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ploticus
Remove ploticus Configurations and Data
To remove ploticus configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ploticus
Remove ploticus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ploticus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ploticus
Dependencies
ploticus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ploticus package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.