How To Install sagemath-jupyter on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-jupyter on Debian 9. sagemath-jupyter is Open Source Mathematical Software - Jupyter kernel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-jupyter on Debian 9.

What is sagemath-jupyter

sagemath-jupyter 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 Jupyter kernel of SageMath.

There are three methods to install sagemath-jupyter on Debian 9. 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-jupyter 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-jupyter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sagemath-jupyter

Install sagemath-jupyter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sagemath-jupyter

Install sagemath-jupyter 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 sagemath-jupyter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sagemath-jupyter

How To Uninstall sagemath-jupyter on Debian 9

To uninstall only the sagemath-jupyter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sagemath-jupyter

Uninstall sagemath-jupyter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sagemath-jupyter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sagemath-jupyter

Remove sagemath-jupyter Configurations and Data

To remove sagemath-jupyter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sagemath-jupyter

Remove sagemath-jupyter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sagemath-jupyter

Dependencies

sagemath-jupyter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-jupyter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.