How to install Veusz on Ubuntu 17.04
How to install Veusz on Ubuntu 17.04
Veusz is a cross-platform scientific plotting package. It is a Qt application written in Python, PyQt and NumPy designed to produce publication-quality plots. This application produces plots in vector formats like PDF, PostScript and SVG. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of Veusz in Ubuntu 17.04.
Installation procedure
To start the installation procedure, add the repo by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:jeremysanders/ppa
Builds of the Veusz scientific plotting package, https://veusz.github.io/
More info: https://launchpad.net/~jeremysanders/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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The repositories have been added to the target system. Update the repo by executing the apt-get update command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
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Reading package lists... Done
The target system is successfully updated with the required repositories. Install the Veusz package in the system and execute the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install veusz
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libblas-common libblas3 libgfortran3 liblapack3 libqt4-designer libqt4-help
libqt4-scripttools libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqtassistantclient4 python-numpy python-qt4
python-sip veusz-helpers
Suggested packages:
gfortran python-dev python-nose python-numpy-dbg python-numpy-doc python-qt4-dbg
python-h5py python-pyfits
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libblas-common libblas3 libgfortran3 liblapack3 libqt4-designer libqt4-help
libqt4-scripttools libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqtassistantclient4 python-numpy python-qt4
python-sip veusz veusz-helpers
0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 96 not upgraded.
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Setting up veusz (1.26.1-0~ppa2~zesty1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...
Once the package is installed, open the Ubuntu dashboard and type the package name. Click on the icon to run the application.
That was an easy installation procedure, wasn' t it? The Veusz is extensible with Python plugins that can be added for importing data in other formats.
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