How To Install fricas-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-doc on Kali Linux.
What is fricas-doc
fricas-doc is:
Fricas 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.
Fricas 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 Fricas Journal with refereed submissions.
This package contains all documentation, including the Fricas book in dvi format with all postscript images.
There are three methods to install fricas-doc 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 fricas-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fricas-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fricas-docInstall fricas-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fricas-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fricas-docInstall fricas-doc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fricas-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fricas-docHow To Uninstall fricas-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fricas-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fricas-docUninstall fricas-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fricas-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fricas-docRemove fricas-doc Configurations and Data
To remove fricas-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fricas-docRemove fricas-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fricas-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fricas-docDependencies
fricas-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
