How To Install libpynac15 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac15 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpynac15
libpynac15 is:
Pynac (which stands for “Python is Not a CAS”) is a fork of GiNaC that replaces the dependency of GiNaC on CLN (Class Library for Numbers, C++) by a dependency on Python.
This is the library for symbolic geometric calculus in Python, as used in SAGE (http://www.sagemath.org)
There are three methods to install libpynac15 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 libpynac15 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpynac15 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpynac15
Install libpynac15 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpynac15 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpynac15
Install libpynac15 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 libpynac15 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpynac15
How To Uninstall libpynac15 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpynac15 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpynac15
Uninstall libpynac15 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpynac15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpynac15
Remove libpynac15 Configurations and Data
To remove libpynac15 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpynac15
Remove libpynac15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpynac15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpynac15
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac15 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
