How To Install python-matplotlib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-matplotlib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-matplotlib
python-matplotlib is:
Matplotlib is a pure Python plotting library designed to bring publication quality plotting to Python with a syntax familiar to Matlab users. All of the plotting commands in the pylab interface can be accessed either via a functional interface familiar to Matlab users or an object oriented interface familiar to Python users.
There are three methods to install python-matplotlib 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 python-matplotlib 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-matplotlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-matplotlib
Install python-matplotlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-matplotlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-matplotlib
Install python-matplotlib 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 python-matplotlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-matplotlib
How To Uninstall python-matplotlib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-matplotlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-matplotlib
Uninstall python-matplotlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-matplotlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-matplotlib
Remove python-matplotlib Configurations and Data
To remove python-matplotlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-matplotlib
Remove python-matplotlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-matplotlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-matplotlib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-matplotlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
