How To Install libcoq-mathcomp-field on Debian 12

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

Introduction

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

What is libcoq-mathcomp-field

libcoq-mathcomp-field 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 field theory part of the library (field extensions, Galois theory, algebraic numbers, cyclotomic polynomials).

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

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

Install libcoq-mathcomp-field Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoq-mathcomp-field

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcoq-mathcomp-field

How To Uninstall libcoq-mathcomp-field on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libcoq-mathcomp-field

Uninstall libcoq-mathcomp-field And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libcoq-mathcomp-field Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcoq-mathcomp-field have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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