How To Install python3-sympy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sympy on Kali Linux. python3-sympy is Computer Algebra System (CAS) in Python (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sympy on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 python3-sympy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sympy

How To Uninstall python3-sympy on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.