How To Install fricas-hypertex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-hypertex on Kali Linux. fricas-hypertex is General purpose computer algebra system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-hypertex on Kali Linux.

What is fricas-hypertex

fricas-hypertex 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 hypertex subsystem. The programs in this package provide an interactive online help system describing the many fricas commands.

There are three methods to install fricas-hypertex 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-hypertex 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-hypertex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fricas-hypertex

Install fricas-hypertex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fricas-hypertex

Install fricas-hypertex 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 fricas-hypertex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fricas-hypertex

How To Uninstall fricas-hypertex on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fricas-hypertex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fricas-hypertex

Uninstall fricas-hypertex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fricas-hypertex

Remove fricas-hypertex Configurations and Data

To remove fricas-hypertex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fricas-hypertex

Remove fricas-hypertex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fricas-hypertex

Dependencies

fricas-hypertex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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