How To Install fricas-test on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-test on Debian 12.
What is fricas-test
fricas-test is:
Fricas is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler.
Fricas has been in development since 1973 and was sold as a commercial product. It has been released as free software.
Efforts are underway to extend this software to (a) develop a better user interface (b) make it useful as a teaching tool (c) develop an algebra server protocol (d) integrate additional mathematics (e) rebuild the algebra in a literate programming style (f) integrate logic programming (g) develop an Fricas Journal with refereed submissions.
This package contains input files for Fricas’s regression test suite.
There are three methods to install fricas-test on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fricas-test Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fricas-test
Install fricas-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fricas-test
Install fricas-test Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fricas-test
How To Uninstall fricas-test on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fricas-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fricas-test
Uninstall fricas-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fricas-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fricas-test
Remove fricas-test Configurations and Data
To remove fricas-test configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fricas-test
Remove fricas-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fricas-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fricas-test
Dependencies
fricas-test have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-test package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
