How To Install python-matplotlib-data 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 python-matplotlib-data on Ubuntu.
What is python-matplotlib-data
python-matplotlib-data is:
Matplotlib is a pure Python plotting library designed to bring publication quality plotting to Python with a syntax familiar to Matlab users. All of the plotting commands in the pylab interface can be accessed either via a functional interface familiar to Matlab users or an object oriented interface familiar to Python users.
This package contains architecture independent data for python-matplotlib.
There are three methods to install python-matplotlib-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 python-matplotlib-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 python-matplotlib-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-matplotlib-data
Install python-matplotlib-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-matplotlib-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-matplotlib-data
Install python-matplotlib-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 python-matplotlib-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-matplotlib-data
How To Uninstall python-matplotlib-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python-matplotlib-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-matplotlib-data
Uninstall python-matplotlib-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-matplotlib-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-matplotlib-data
Remove python-matplotlib-data Configurations and Data
To remove python-matplotlib-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-matplotlib-data
Remove python-matplotlib-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-matplotlib-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-matplotlib-data
Dependencies
python-matplotlib-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-matplotlib-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.