Gnuplot Installation and use

First, install gnuplot (Linux server side)

1. Download gnuplot (version 4.4.0)

wget http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gnuplot/gnuplot/4.4.0/gnuplot-4.4.0.tar.gz

2. Extract Files

TAR-ZXVF gnuplot-4.4.0.tar.gz

3. Configure the installation path

CD gnuplot-4.4.0

./configure--prefix=/public/software/gnuplot

4. Compile

Make

5. Installation

Make install

6. Configure environment variables, compile/etc/profile.d/gnuplot.sh content as follows:

Export Gnuplot=/public/software/gnuplot

Export Path=/public/software/gnuplot/bin: $PATH

Export Manpath=/public/software/gnuplot/share/man/man1: $MANPATH

7. Enabling the Environment

source/etc/profile.d/gnuplot.sh

Second, the simple use of gnuplot (Windows client)

1. Download putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)

2. Download and install xming (http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/)

3. Run xming

4. Run Putty, enter the host name, click the following figure to ssh-x11 under the "X11 map" hook, click to open Login remote host.

5. Run Xterm, and a new window will be opened on the desktop. The following figure:

6. Run gnuplot in the open xterm to use.

7. Generally, the terminal type should be specified after entering the gnuplot xterm

Set term xterm

8. Draw a sine chart try it!

Plot sin (x)