How To Install fricas-source on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-source on Debian 12.
What is fricas-source
fricas-source 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 source files in Fricas’s native spad language for the compiled algebra modules supplied in the fricas package.
There are three methods to install fricas-source 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-source 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-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fricas-source
Install fricas-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fricas-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fricas-source
Install fricas-source 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-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fricas-source
How To Uninstall fricas-source on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fricas-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fricas-source
Uninstall fricas-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fricas-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fricas-source
Remove fricas-source Configurations and Data
To remove fricas-source configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fricas-source
Remove fricas-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fricas-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fricas-source
Dependencies
fricas-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fricas-source package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
