How To Install python-gnuplotlib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnuplotlib on Debian 10.
What is python-gnuplotlib
python-gnuplotlib is:
gnuplotlib allows numpy data to be plotted using Gnuplot as a backend. As much as was possible, this module acts as a passive pass-through to Gnuplot, thus making available the full power and flexibility of the Gnuplot backend.
This is the package for Python2
There are three methods to install python-gnuplotlib on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-gnuplotlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gnuplotlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gnuplotlib
Install python-gnuplotlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gnuplotlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gnuplotlib
Install python-gnuplotlib 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 python-gnuplotlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gnuplotlib
How To Uninstall python-gnuplotlib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gnuplotlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gnuplotlib
Uninstall python-gnuplotlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gnuplotlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gnuplotlib
Remove python-gnuplotlib Configurations and Data
To remove python-gnuplotlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gnuplotlib
Remove python-gnuplotlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gnuplotlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gnuplotlib
Dependencies
python-gnuplotlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnuplotlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.