How To Install python-pygrace on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygrace on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygrace
python-pygrace is:
Grace is a point-and-click tool that allows the user to draw X-Y plots.
So python-grace inherits: User defined scaling, tick marks, labels, symbols, line styles, colors. Polynomial regression, splines, running averages, DFT/FFT, cross/auto-correlation, etc.
In addition, python-grace interacts nicely with numpy.
There are three methods to install python-pygrace 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-pygrace 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-pygrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygrace
Install python-pygrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygrace
Install python-pygrace 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-pygrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygrace
How To Uninstall python-pygrace on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygrace
Uninstall python-pygrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygrace
Remove python-pygrace Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygrace configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygrace
Remove python-pygrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygrace
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygrace package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
