How To Install axiom-databases on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install axiom-databases on Debian 9.
What is axiom-databases
axiom-databases 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 text databases generated during the build process used in computing the hierarchical domain structure, among other uses.
There are three methods to install axiom-databases 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 axiom-databases 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-databases using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install axiom-databases
Install axiom-databases Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install axiom-databases using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install axiom-databases
Install axiom-databases 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-databases using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install axiom-databases
How To Uninstall axiom-databases on Debian 9
To uninstall only the axiom-databases package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove axiom-databases
Uninstall axiom-databases And Its Dependencies
To uninstall axiom-databases and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove axiom-databases
Remove axiom-databases Configurations and Data
To remove axiom-databases configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge axiom-databases
Remove axiom-databases configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove axiom-databases configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge axiom-databases
Dependencies
axiom-databases have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install axiom-databases package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.