How To Install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcoq-mathcomp-algebra is Mathematical Components library for Coq (algebra)

Introduction

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

What is libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

libcoq-mathcomp-algebra is:

The Mathematical Components Library is an extensive and coherent repository of formalized mathematical theories. It is based on the Coq proof assistant, powered with the Coq/SSReflect language.

These formal theories cover a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from the formal theory of general-purpose data structures like lists, prime numbers or finite graphs, to advanced topics in algebra.

The formalization technique adopted in the library, called “small scale reflection”, leverages the higher-order nature of Coq’s underlying logic to provide effective automation for many small, clerical proof steps. This is often accomplished by restating (“reflecting”) problems in a more concrete form, hence the name. For example, arithmetic comparison is not an abstract predicate, but rather a function computing a Boolean.

This package installs the algebra part of the library (ring, fields, ordered fields, real fields, modules, algebras, integers, rationals, polynomials, matrices, vector spaces…).

There are three methods to install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra 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-mathcomp-algebra 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-mathcomp-algebra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra 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-mathcomp-algebra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

How To Uninstall libcoq-mathcomp-algebra on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Uninstall libcoq-mathcomp-algebra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Remove libcoq-mathcomp-algebra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Remove libcoq-mathcomp-algebra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoq-mathcomp-algebra

Dependencies

libcoq-mathcomp-algebra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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