How To Install plotutils on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install plotutils on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is plotutils
plotutils is:
The GNU plotting utilities include programs for plotting two-dimensional scientific data. They are built on top of GNU `libplot’, a library for device-independent two-dimensional vector graphics.
There are three methods to install plotutils 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 plotutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install plotutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install plotutils
Install plotutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install plotutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install plotutils
Install plotutils 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 plotutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install plotutils
How To Uninstall plotutils on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the plotutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove plotutils
Uninstall plotutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall plotutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove plotutils
Remove plotutils Configurations and Data
To remove plotutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge plotutils
Remove plotutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove plotutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plotutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install plotutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
