How To Install slang-xfig on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-xfig on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slang-xfig
slang-xfig is:
SLxfig is a S-Lang module that produces plots, drawings, etc in a variety of formats (.ps, .eps, .png, .jpeg, etc). It accomplishes this via S-Lang scripts that automatically run Xfig’s fig2dev and LaTeX to produce the desired output format.
There are three methods to install slang-xfig 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 slang-xfig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slang-xfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slang-xfig
Install slang-xfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slang-xfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slang-xfig
Install slang-xfig 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 slang-xfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slang-xfig
How To Uninstall slang-xfig on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slang-xfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slang-xfig
Uninstall slang-xfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slang-xfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-xfig
Remove slang-xfig Configurations and Data
To remove slang-xfig configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slang-xfig
Remove slang-xfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slang-xfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-xfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-xfig package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
