How to Install and Uninstall python3-matplotlib Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "python3-matplotlib" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3-matplotlib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-matplotlib" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall python3-matplotlib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 python3-matplotlib package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python3-matplotlib
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 12769
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sandro Tosi
Architecture: amd64
Source: matplotlib
Version: 1.5.1-1ubuntu1
Depends: python3-dateutil, python-matplotlib-data (>= 1.5.1-1ubuntu1), python3-pyparsing (>= 1.5.6), python3-six (>= 1.4), python3-tz, libjs-jquery, libjs-jquery-ui, python3-numpy (>= 1:1.10.0~b1), python3-numpy-abi9, python3 (<< 3.6), python3 (>= 3.5~), python3-cycler, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0)
Recommends: python3-pil, python3-tk
Suggests: dvipng, ffmpeg, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, ghostscript, inkscape, ipython3, librsvg2-common, python-matplotlib-doc, python3-cairocffi, python3-gi, python3-gi-cairo, python3-gobject, python3-nose, python3-pyqt4, python3-scipy, python3-sip, python3-tornado, texlive-extra-utils, texlive-latex-extra, ttf-staypuft
Filename: pool/universe/m/matplotlib/python3-matplotlib_1.5.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3880898
MD5sum: a83ff95fc9cb99cca906c059ca4bc28f
SHA1: 80fd3a016fe69ff7667f9d7a29be60c3c9107d55
SHA256: 2b663bc9feb0ab35c67f56e70ec0970323f7b60738c7a34c52d63e10a7a8009f
Description-en: Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab (Python 3)
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.
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This package contains the Python 3 version of matplotlib.
Description-md5: 29e115db1f22ec2264a195b584329de9
Enhances: ipython3
Homepage: http://matplotlib.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: ubuntustudio-video