How To Install xyscan on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xyscan on Debian 12.
What is xyscan
xyscan is:
xyscan is a tool for the scientist in the need to extract data points, i.e. numeric values, from a plot. It allows you to scan the plots and extract data points including the size of the error bars (both in x and y). It can handle plots with linear and logarithmic scales. In fact xyscan can be used for extracting numeric values from any kind of 2D technical drawings.
There are three methods to install xyscan 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 xyscan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xyscan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xyscan
Install xyscan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xyscan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xyscan
Install xyscan 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 xyscan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xyscan
How To Uninstall xyscan on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xyscan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xyscan
Uninstall xyscan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xyscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xyscan
Remove xyscan Configurations and Data
To remove xyscan configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xyscan
Remove xyscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xyscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xyscan
Dependencies
xyscan have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libpoppler-qt5-1
- libqt5charts5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5multimedia5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
- qttranslations5-l10n
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xyscan package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
