How To Install xplot-xplot.org on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xplot-xplot.org on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xplot-xplot.org
xplot-xplot.org is:
xplot is a fast visualization tool for examining multiple data sets in parallel plots. It supports easy zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities, and synchronized views into multiple data sets (with the -x, -y, and -tile options).
There are three methods to install xplot-xplot.org 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 xplot-xplot.org Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xplot-xplot.org using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xplot-xplot.org
Install xplot-xplot.org Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xplot-xplot.org using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xplot-xplot.org
Install xplot-xplot.org 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 xplot-xplot.org using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xplot-xplot.org
How To Uninstall xplot-xplot.org on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xplot-xplot.org package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xplot-xplot.org
Uninstall xplot-xplot.org And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xplot-xplot.org and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xplot-xplot.org
Remove xplot-xplot.org Configurations and Data
To remove xplot-xplot.org configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xplot-xplot.org
Remove xplot-xplot.org configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xplot-xplot.org configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xplot-xplot.org
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xplot-xplot.org package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
