How to Install and Uninstall gnuplot Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gnuplot on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gnuplot" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnuplot on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnuplot" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gnuplot on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnuplot package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gnuplot
Version: 5.4.4+dfsg1-2
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Debian Science Team
Architecture: all
Depends: gnuplot-qt | gnuplot-x11 | gnuplot-nox
Suggests: gnuplot-doc
Description: Command-line driven interactive plotting program.
Description-md5: 0d4836958a95d3c2e95ef10c1010d671
Homepage: http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/
Tag: field::mathematics, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::dummy, role::metapackage, role::program, use::converting,
works-with::image, works-with::image:vector
Section: math
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnuplot/gnuplot_5.4.4+dfsg1-2_all.deb
Size: 5844
MD5sum: 8ade3515cce0a53bfda2babcb011124e
SHA256: cab8fcd1d01588e4159b17ab71c5868d658583f2bd5891bff88e655377c76134