How To Install fricas-graphics on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-graphics on Debian 12.
What is fricas-graphics
fricas-graphics 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 the binaries for the graphics subsystem. The programs in this package allow fricas to draw plots to separate windows in X as well as to output files in postscript format.
There are three methods to install fricas-graphics on Debian 12. 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-graphics Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-graphics using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fricas-graphics
Install fricas-graphics Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-graphics using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fricas-graphics
Install fricas-graphics 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 fricas-graphics using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fricas-graphics
How To Uninstall fricas-graphics on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fricas-graphics package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fricas-graphics
Uninstall fricas-graphics And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fricas-graphics and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fricas-graphics
Remove fricas-graphics Configurations and Data
To remove fricas-graphics configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fricas-graphics
Remove fricas-graphics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fricas-graphics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fricas-graphics
Dependencies
fricas-graphics have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-graphics package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
