How To Install kayali on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kayali on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kayali
kayali is:
Kayali is a Qt based Computer Algebra System (CAS) that can also be used as an advanced replacement for KDE KCalc.
It is essentially a front end GUI for Maxima (and is easily extended to other CAS back-ends) and Gnuplot.
There are three methods to install kayali on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kayali Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kayali using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kayali
Install kayali Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kayali using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kayali
Install kayali 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kayali using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kayali
How To Uninstall kayali on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kayali package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kayali
Uninstall kayali And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kayali and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kayali
Remove kayali Configurations and Data
To remove kayali configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kayali
Remove kayali configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kayali configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kayali
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kayali package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
