How To Install libpgplot-perl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgplot-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libpgplot-perl
libpgplot-perl is:
The PGPLOT module provides a perl interface to the pgplot libraries used for plotting and visualizing scientific data. It is particularly popular for plotting astronomical data. Compared to using pgplot from C or FORTRAN, these Perl bindings allow for a faster, more interactive development.
There are three methods to install libpgplot-perl on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpgplot-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgplot-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpgplot-perl
Install libpgplot-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgplot-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpgplot-perl
Install libpgplot-perl 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 libpgplot-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpgplot-perl
How To Uninstall libpgplot-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpgplot-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpgplot-perl
Uninstall libpgplot-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpgplot-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpgplot-perl
Remove libpgplot-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpgplot-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpgplot-perl
Remove libpgplot-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpgplot-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgplot-perl
Dependencies
libpgplot-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgplot-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.