How To Install sagemath-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sagemath-common
sagemath-common 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 contains the architecture-independent files of SageMath.
There are three methods to install sagemath-common on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sagemath-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sagemath-common
Install sagemath-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sagemath-common
Install sagemath-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sagemath-common
How To Uninstall sagemath-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sagemath-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sagemath-common
Uninstall sagemath-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sagemath-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sagemath-common
Remove sagemath-common Configurations and Data
To remove sagemath-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sagemath-common
Remove sagemath-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sagemath-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sagemath-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
