How To Install giac-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install giac-doc on Debian 11. giac-doc is Computer Algebra System - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install giac-doc on Debian 11.

What is giac-doc

giac-doc is:

Giac is a computer algebra system, following the development of the CAS for HP calculators. It has fast implementation of algorithms for polynomial operations, and compatibility mode with Maple or Mupad CAS as well as TI calculators.

This package contains static user documentation for giac and xcas.

There are three methods to install giac-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install giac-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install giac-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install giac-doc

Install giac-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install giac-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install giac-doc

Install giac-doc 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 giac-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install giac-doc

How To Uninstall giac-doc on Debian 11

To uninstall only the giac-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove giac-doc

Uninstall giac-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall giac-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove giac-doc

Remove giac-doc Configurations and Data

To remove giac-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge giac-doc

Remove giac-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove giac-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giac-doc

Dependencies

giac-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install giac-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.