How to install gnuplot on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install gnuplot package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).


 

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Quick installation of gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

Package Details

Package:gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2
Version:5.2.8+dfsg1-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/
Description:Command-line driven interactive plotting program. Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility that supports lots of output formats, including drivers for many printers, (La)TeX, (x)fig, Postscript, and so on. The X11-output is packaged in gnuplot-x11. . Data files and self-defined functions can be manipulated by the internal C-like language. Can perform smoothing, spline-fitting, or nonlinear fits, and can work with complex numbers. . This metapackage is to install a full-featured gnuplot (-qt, -x11 or -nox).
Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/math

How to install gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gnuplot
dpkg-query: package 'gnuplot' is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2:

After system update use the following command to install gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2:

sudo apt-get install gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

Following command is used to remove the gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

This will remove gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gnuplot
Architecture: all
Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gnuplot Architecture: all Version: 5.2.8+dfsg1-2 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.