# Install plplot

Cross-platform software package for creating scientific plots. Version 5.15.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:plplot
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install plplot
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install plplot
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/plplot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add plplot
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: plplot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libcsirocsa0
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libcsirocsa0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install ocaml-plplot
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ocaml-plplot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#plplot
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pl/plplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:plplot
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/plplot>
- **Version:** 5.15.0
- **Source summary:** Cross-platform software package for creating scientific plots
- **Homepage:** <https://plplot.sourceforge.net/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.code.sf.net/p/plplot/plplot>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://plplot.sourceforge.net/documentation.php>
- **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause AND HPND AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/plplot/plplot/5.15.0%20Source/plplot-5.15.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- pltek (cli)
- pltek (alias)

## Dependencies

- cairo
- freetype
- gcc
- gettext
- glib
- harfbuzz
- pango

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 5.15.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** plplot
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 4
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libcsirocsa0 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcsirocsa0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (CSIRO csa library) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libcsironn0 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcsironn0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (CSIRO nn library) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-data - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (data files) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-dev - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (development files) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-java - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (Java bindings) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-lua - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-lua from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (Lua bindings) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-ocaml - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-ocaml from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | OCaml bindings for the scientific plotting library | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot-ocaml-dev - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot-ocaml-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | OCaml support for the PLplot plotting library (development files) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplot17 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplot17 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotada-dev - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotada-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Ada support for PLplot, a plotting library (development files) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotada4.2 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotada4.2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Ada support for PLplot, a plotting library | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotcxx15 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotcxx15 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (C++ binding) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotfortran0 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotfortran0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (fortran bindings) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotqt2 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotqt2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (Qt bindings) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libplplotwxwidgets1 - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libplplotwxwidgets1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scientific plotting library (wxWidgets bindings) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - libqsastime-dev - 5.15.0+dfsg2-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqsastime-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Time format conversion library (development files) | https://plplot.sourceforge.net/


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