How To Install ruby-pgplot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pgplot on Debian 12.
What is ruby-pgplot
ruby-pgplot is:
Ruby/PGPLOT is the Ruby interface to the PGPLOT graphics library. PGPLOT is a FORTRAN library to draw line/scatter/histogram plot, error bar, contour/image/vector map, etc. Supports various output devices including Postscript, PNG, X-Window, etc.
There are three methods to install ruby-pgplot on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-pgplot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-pgplot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-pgplot
Install ruby-pgplot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-pgplot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-pgplot
Install ruby-pgplot 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 ruby-pgplot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-pgplot
How To Uninstall ruby-pgplot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-pgplot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-pgplot
Uninstall ruby-pgplot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-pgplot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-pgplot
Remove ruby-pgplot Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-pgplot configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-pgplot
Remove ruby-pgplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-pgplot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-pgplot
Dependencies
ruby-pgplot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pgplot package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
