How To Install python3-sage on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-sage on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-sage is Open Source Mathematical Software - Python 3 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sage on Debian 12.

What is python3-sage

python3-sage is:

SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more. Access their combined power through a common, Python-based language or directly via interfaces or wrappers.

Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-sage 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 python3-sage Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-sage using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sage

Install python3-sage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-sage using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-sage

Install python3-sage 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 python3-sage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sage

How To Uninstall python3-sage on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-sage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-sage

Uninstall python3-sage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sage

Remove python3-sage Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sage configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sage

Remove python3-sage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-sage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sage

Dependencies

python3-sage have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sage package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.