How To Install mathomatic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mathomatic on Kali Linux. mathomatic is portable Computer Algebra System (CAS)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mathomatic on Kali Linux.

What is mathomatic

mathomatic is:

Mathomatic implements most of the rules of algebra for the mathematical operators +, -, *, /, % (modulus), and power (including roots).

Mathomatic can symbolically:

  • combine and solve equations,
  • completely simplify and compare expressions and equations,
  • do simple calculus transformations and series,
  • do standard, complex number, modular, and polynomial arithmetic,
  • generate optimized C, Java, and Python language code from simplified equations,
  • plot expressions with gnuplot in two or three dimensions,
  • do quick calculations, colorize expressions, etc.

There are three methods to install mathomatic on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mathomatic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mathomatic

Install mathomatic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mathomatic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mathomatic

Install mathomatic Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mathomatic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mathomatic

How To Uninstall mathomatic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mathomatic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mathomatic

Uninstall mathomatic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mathomatic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mathomatic

Remove mathomatic Configurations and Data

To remove mathomatic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mathomatic

Remove mathomatic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mathomatic

Dependencies

mathomatic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mathomatic package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.