How To Install axiom-graphics on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install axiom-graphics on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is axiom-graphics
axiom-graphics is:
Axiom is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler.
Axiom has been in development since 1973 and was sold as a commercial product. It has been released as free software.
Efforts are underway to extend this software to (a) develop a better user interface (b) make it useful as a teaching tool (c) develop an algebra server protocol (d) integrate additional mathematics (e) rebuild the algebra in a literate programming style (f) integrate logic programming (g) develop an Axiom Journal with refereed submissions.
This package contains the binaries for the graphics subsystem. The programs in this package allow axiom to draw plots to separate windows in X as well as to output files in postscript format.
There are three methods to install axiom-graphics on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install axiom-graphics Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install axiom-graphics using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install axiom-graphics
Install axiom-graphics Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install axiom-graphics using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install axiom-graphics
Install axiom-graphics 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 axiom-graphics using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install axiom-graphics
How To Uninstall axiom-graphics on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the axiom-graphics package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove axiom-graphics
Uninstall axiom-graphics And Its Dependencies
To uninstall axiom-graphics and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove axiom-graphics
Remove axiom-graphics Configurations and Data
To remove axiom-graphics configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge axiom-graphics
Remove axiom-graphics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove axiom-graphics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge axiom-graphics
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install axiom-graphics package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
