How To Install libpynac18 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpynac18 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpynac18 is Engine for symbolic geometric calculus for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac18 on Debian 10.

What is libpynac18

libpynac18 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 libpynac18 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpynac18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpynac18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpynac18

Install libpynac18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpynac18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpynac18

Install libpynac18 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 libpynac18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpynac18

How To Uninstall libpynac18 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpynac18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpynac18

Uninstall libpynac18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpynac18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpynac18

Remove libpynac18 Configurations and Data

To remove libpynac18 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpynac18

Remove libpynac18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpynac18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpynac18

Dependencies

libpynac18 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac18 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.