How To Install mathomatic on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathomatic on Debian 10.
What is mathomatic
mathomatic is:
Mathomatic implements most of the rules of algebra for the mathematical operators +, -, *, /, % (modulus), and power (including roots).
Mathomatic can symbolically:
- combine and solve equations,
- completely simplify and compare expressions and equations,
- do simple calculus transformations and series,
- do standard, complex number, modular, and polynomial arithmetic,
- generate optimized C, Java, and Python language code from simplified equations,
- plot expressions with gnuplot in two or three dimensions,
- do quick calculations, colorize expressions, etc.
There are three methods to install mathomatic 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 mathomatic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mathomatic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mathomatic
Install mathomatic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mathomatic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mathomatic
Install mathomatic 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 mathomatic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mathomatic
How To Uninstall mathomatic on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mathomatic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mathomatic
Uninstall mathomatic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mathomatic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathomatic
Remove mathomatic Configurations and Data
To remove mathomatic configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mathomatic
Remove mathomatic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mathomatic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathomatic
Dependencies
mathomatic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mathomatic package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
