How to install labplot on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install labplot package on Ubuntu 16.10.
Quick installation of labplot:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: labplot
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install labplot
Package Details | |
| Package: | labplot |
| Version: | 2.3.0-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://edu.kde.org/applications/science/labplot/ |
| Description: | interactive graphing and analysis of scientific data LabPlot provides an easy way to create, manage and edit plots. It allows you to produce plots based on data from a spreadsheet or on data imported from external files. Plots can be exported to several pixmap and vector graphic formats. . Features include: - project-based management of data - project explorer for management and organization of created objects in different folders and sub-folders - spreadsheet with basic functionality for manual data entry or for generation of uniform and non-uniform random numbers - import of external ASCII data into the project for further editing and visualization - export of spreadsheet to an ASCII file - worksheet as the main parent object for plots, labels, etc; supports different layouts and zooming functions - export of worksheet to different formats (PDF, EPS, PNG, and SVG) - great variety of editing capabilities for properties of worksheet and its objects - cartesian plots, created either from imported or manually created data sets or via mathematical equation - definition of mathematical formulas is supported by syntax highlighting and completion and by the list of thematically grouped mathematical and physical constants and functions - analysis of plotted data is supported by many zooming and navigation features - linear and non-linear fits to data, several fit-models are predefined and custom models with arbitrary number of parameters can be provided |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/math |
How to install labplot on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If labplot is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L labplot' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L labplot dpkg-query: package 'labplot' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing labplot:
After system update use the following command to install labplot:
sudo apt-get install labplot
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove labplot from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the labplot from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the labplot following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove labplot
Following command is used to remove the labplot package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove labplot
This will remove labplot and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing labplot with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge labplot
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove labplot
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with labplot package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.