How To Install giac-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install giac-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is giac-doc
giac-doc is:
Giac is a computer algebra system, following the development of the CAS for HP calculators. It has fast implementation of algorithms for polynomial operations, and compatibility mode with Maple or Mupad CAS as well as TI calculators.
This package contains static user documentation for giac and xcas.
There are three methods to install giac-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install giac-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install giac-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install giac-doc
Install giac-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install giac-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install giac-doc
Install giac-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install giac-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install giac-doc
How To Uninstall giac-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the giac-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove giac-doc
Uninstall giac-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall giac-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove giac-doc
Remove giac-doc Configurations and Data
To remove giac-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge giac-doc
Remove giac-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove giac-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giac-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install giac-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.