How To Install python3-sympy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sympy on Debian 10.
What is python3-sympy
python3-sympy is:
SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics (manipulation). It aims to become a full-featured computer algebra system (CAS) while keeping the code as simple as possible in order to be comprehensible and easily extensible. SymPy is written entirely in Python and does not require any external libraries, except optionally for plotting support.
This package contains the Python 3 version of sympy.
There are three methods to install python3-sympy on Debian 10. 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-sympy 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-sympy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sympy
Install python3-sympy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sympy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sympy
Install python3-sympy 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-sympy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sympy
How To Uninstall python3-sympy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-sympy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sympy
Uninstall python3-sympy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sympy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sympy
Remove python3-sympy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sympy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sympy
Remove python3-sympy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sympy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sympy
Dependencies
python3-sympy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sympy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
