How To Install fricas-test on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-test on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• fricas

References

• fricas-test website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-test package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.