How To Install mgl2gif on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install mathgl

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is mgl2gif and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install mgl2gif on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install mgl2gif using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install mgl2gif using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mathgl

Install mgl2gif using apt

Because mgl2gif is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install mgl2gif using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mathgl

Install mgl2gif 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install mgl2gif by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mathgl

How to upgrade (update) a single package mgl2gif using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the mgl2gif, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install mathgl

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install mathgl

How To Uninstall mgl2gif from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mgl2gif package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mathgl

Uninstall mgl2gif and all its dependencies

To uninstall mgl2gif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathgl

Remove mgl2gif with all configurations and data

To remove mgl2gif configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mathgl

Remove mgl2gif completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to mgl2gif package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathgl

Extra info and code examples

A free cross-platform library of fast C++ routines for plotting data in up to 3 dimensions. It can export plots to bitmaps and vector EPS, SVG, IDTF files. There are simple window interfaces based on GLUT, FLTK and/or Qt. MathGL can also be used in the console. There are interfaces to a set of languages, such as, C, Fortran, Pascal, Forth, Python, Octave. This package contains MathGL utilities and examples.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install mgl2gif using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the mgl2gif from Kali Linux.

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