How do I enable the pngcairo terminal in Gnuplot

Question

I would like to plot a figure to PNG format (avoiding using convert), however my Gnuplot distribution does not offer the PNGCAIRO terminal. How can I install/enable it? I us

Answer 1

I upgrade gnuplot to 5.0.1 and encounter the same issue. Here is what I do.

To install gnuplot 5.0.1, download the source file from here, and then:

#decompress it:
tar -xvf gnuplot-5.0.1.tar.gz

#install the dependency libraries for cairo-based terminals, like pdfcairo, pngcairo
sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev
sudo apt-get install libpango1.0-dev


#build it:
cd gnuplot-5.0.1 
./configure 
make

#install it:
sudo make install