How To Install cadabra on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cadabra on Kali Linux. cadabra is field-theory motivated computer algebra system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cadabra on Kali Linux.

What is cadabra

cadabra is:

Cadabra is a computer algebra system designed specifically for the solution of problems encountered in field theory. It has extensive functionality for tensor polynomial simplification including multi-term symmetries, fermions and anti-commuting variables, Clifford algebras and Fierz transformations, implicit coordinate dependence, multiple index types and many more. The input format is a subset of TeX.

There are three methods to install cadabra on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cadabra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cadabra

Install cadabra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cadabra

Install cadabra Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cadabra

How To Uninstall cadabra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cadabra

Uninstall cadabra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cadabra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cadabra

Remove cadabra Configurations and Data

To remove cadabra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cadabra

Remove cadabra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cadabra

Dependencies

cadabra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cadabra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.