How To Install rlplot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rlplot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rlplot
rlplot is:
RLPlot is a GUI based program for displaying scientific data in standard formats. It has full support for all error-bar types and it has greater flexibility with displaying colour and texture in charts than gnuplot (filled bar chart boxes are possible without any additional programs). Output is generated on the X display where further changes can be made to the graph using point and click methods. Images can be exported as scalable vector graphics (SVG) as well as EPS, WMF and TIFF formats.
There are three methods to install rlplot 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 rlplot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rlplot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rlplot
Install rlplot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rlplot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rlplot
Install rlplot 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 rlplot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rlplot
How To Uninstall rlplot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rlplot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rlplot
Uninstall rlplot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rlplot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rlplot
Remove rlplot Configurations and Data
To remove rlplot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rlplot
Remove rlplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rlplot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rlplot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rlplot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
