How To Install libqalculate-data on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 371 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate-data on Ubuntu.
What is libqalculate-data
libqalculate-data is:
Qalculate! is small and simple to use but with much power and versatility underneath. Features include customizable functions, units, arbitrary precision, plotting, and a graphical interface that uses a one-line fault-tolerant expression entry (although it supports optional traditional buttons).
This package contains the data files needed by libqalculate.
There are three methods to install libqalculate-data 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 libqalculate-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqalculate-data
Install libqalculate-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqalculate-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqalculate-data
Install libqalculate-data 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 libqalculate-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqalculate-data
How To Uninstall libqalculate-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libqalculate-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqalculate-data
Uninstall libqalculate-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqalculate-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqalculate-data
Remove libqalculate-data Configurations and Data
To remove libqalculate-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqalculate-data
Remove libqalculate-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqalculate-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqalculate-data
Dependencies
libqalculate-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqalculate-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.