How To Install libpynac2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac2 on Debian 9.
What is libpynac2
libpynac2 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 libpynac2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpynac2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpynac2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpynac2
Install libpynac2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpynac2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpynac2
Install libpynac2 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 libpynac2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpynac2
How To Uninstall libpynac2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpynac2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpynac2
Uninstall libpynac2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpynac2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpynac2
Remove libpynac2 Configurations and Data
To remove libpynac2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpynac2
Remove libpynac2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpynac2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpynac2
Dependencies
libpynac2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpynac2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
