How To Install jsxgraph on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jsxgraph on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jsxgraph
jsxgraph is:
JSXGraph is a cross-browser library to display interactive geometry in a web browser. It is implemented in JavaScript and uses SVG and VML. At the moment the following browsers are supported: Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
There are still some issues with JSXGraph in the Internet Explorer, so using Firefox, Opera, Safari or Chrome is recommended.
JSXGraph is easy to embed and has a small footprint: only 50 kB if embedded in a web page. No plugins are required!
There are three methods to install jsxgraph on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jsxgraph Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jsxgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jsxgraph
Install jsxgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jsxgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jsxgraph
Install jsxgraph 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 jsxgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jsxgraph
How To Uninstall jsxgraph on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jsxgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jsxgraph
Uninstall jsxgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jsxgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsxgraph
Remove jsxgraph Configurations and Data
To remove jsxgraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jsxgraph
Remove jsxgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jsxgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsxgraph
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jsxgraph package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
