How To Install libcoq-deriving on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcoq-deriving on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcoq-deriving is deriving MathComp classes from inductive types

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-deriving on Debian 12.

What is libcoq-deriving

libcoq-deriving is:

This package builds instances of MathComp classes with little boilerplate, mimicking Haskell’s deriving facility.

MathComp is a mathematical library for Coq.

Coq is a proof assistant for higher-order logic.

There are three methods to install libcoq-deriving 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 libcoq-deriving Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcoq-deriving using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcoq-deriving

Install libcoq-deriving Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoq-deriving

Install libcoq-deriving 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 libcoq-deriving using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoq-deriving

How To Uninstall libcoq-deriving on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcoq-deriving package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoq-deriving

Uninstall libcoq-deriving And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoq-deriving and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoq-deriving

Remove libcoq-deriving Configurations and Data

To remove libcoq-deriving configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoq-deriving

Remove libcoq-deriving configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoq-deriving

Dependencies

libcoq-deriving have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-deriving package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.