How To Install libcoq-elpi on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcoq-elpi on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcoq-elpi is Coq plugin embedding Elpi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-elpi on Debian 12.

What is `libcoq-elpi`

libcoq-elpi is:

This package makes it possible to define new commands and tactics for Coq in Elpi.

Elpi implements a lambda-Prolog interpreter enriched with constraint handling rules.

Coq is a proof assistant for higher-order logic.

There are three methods to install libcoq-elpi 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 libcoq-elpi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcoq-elpi

Install libcoq-elpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoq-elpi

Install libcoq-elpi 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 libcoq-elpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoq-elpi

How To Uninstall libcoq-elpi on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcoq-elpi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoq-elpi

Uninstall libcoq-elpi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoq-elpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoq-elpi

Remove libcoq-elpi Configurations and Data

To remove libcoq-elpi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoq-elpi

Remove libcoq-elpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoq-elpi

Dependencies

libcoq-elpi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-elpi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.