How To Install axiom on Debian 10

Learn how to install axiom on Debian 10 with this tutorial. axiom is General purpose computer algebra system

Introduction

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

What is axiom

axiom is:

Axiom is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler.

Axiom has been in development since 1973 and was sold as a commercial product. It has been released as free software.

Efforts are underway to extend this software to (a) develop a better user interface (b) make it useful as a teaching tool (c) develop an algebra server protocol (d) integrate additional mathematics (e) rebuild the algebra in a literate programming style (f) integrate logic programming (g) develop an Axiom Journal with refereed submissions.

This package contains the main program binary and all precompiled algebra and autoloadable modules.

There are three methods to install axiom 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 axiom Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install axiom

Install axiom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install axiom

Install axiom 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 axiom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install axiom

How To Uninstall axiom on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove axiom

Uninstall axiom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove axiom

Remove axiom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge axiom

Remove axiom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge axiom

Dependencies

axiom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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