How To Install python-sympy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sympy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sympy
python-sympy is:
SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics (manipulation). It aims to become a full-featured computer algebra system (CAS) while keeping the code as simple as possible in order to be comprehensible and easily extensible. SymPy is written entirely in Python and does not require any external libraries, except optionally for plotting support.
There are three methods to install python-sympy 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 python-sympy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sympy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sympy
Install python-sympy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sympy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sympy
Install python-sympy 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 python-sympy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sympy
How To Uninstall python-sympy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sympy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sympy
Uninstall python-sympy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sympy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sympy
Remove python-sympy Configurations and Data
To remove python-sympy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sympy
Remove python-sympy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sympy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sympy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sympy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
