Not able to install gnuplot succesfully

I am trying to install gnuplot-5.4.1 in Linux OS using Ubuntu 64 bit 16.04.3

 

I want to use gnuplot to plot the bandstructure of Pd using the ABINIT code.

 

I have tried to install gnuplot-5.4.1 without success.  I have read the faq
"How do I compile gnuplot on my system" and the INSTALL file in the
gnuplot-5.4.1 folder.  

 

I downloaded gnuplot-5.4.1.tar.gz and unzipped the file into
$HOME/gnuplot/gunuplot-5.4.1.

 

I then entered the commands

               ./configure

               make

               sudo apt install gnuplot 

               make check

               make install

The 'sudo' command ran returning

               Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

gnuplot is already the newest version (4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1).

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:

               libdumbnet1 libgtkmm-2.4-1v5 libllvm5.0 libmspack0 libxmlsec1

               libxmlsec1-openssl snapd-login-service

The make install command ran and returned at the end 

/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/share/gnuplot/5.4/js'

/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/usr/local/share/gnuplot': Permission
denied

Makefile:374: recipe for target 'install-jsDATA' failed

make[2]: *** [install-jsDATA] Error 1

make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/eliezer/gnuplot/gnuplot-5.4.1/term'

Makefile:489: recipe for target 'install-am' failed

make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/eliezer/gnuplot/gnuplot-5.4.1/term'

Makefile:426: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed

make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

The 'make check' command  ran returning for most of it 'WARNING: plotting
with an 'unknown' terminal.  No output will be generated.  Please select a
terminal with 'set terminal'. '  At the end of the output the command
returned

/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/share/gnuplot/5.4/js'

/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/usr/local/share/gnuplot': Permission
denied

Makefile:374: recipe for target 'install-jsDATA' failed

make[2]: *** [install-jsDATA] Error 1

make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/eliezer/gnuplot/gnuplot-5.4.1/term'

Makefile:489: recipe for target 'install-am' failed

make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/eliezer/gnuplot/gnuplot-5.4.1/term'

Makefile:426: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed

make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

 

About 5 years ago, I installed gnuplot-5.0.3, and every time I give the
command 'gnuplot', gnuplot-5.0.3 opens.  I listened to 2 youtube tutorials
given  with gnuplot-5.5 and terminal 'wxt'.  Gnuplot-5.0.3 does not have
this terminal.  Does gnuplot-5.4.1?

 

I hope you can resolve my problem.

 

Eliezer Richmond 

 


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