How to Install and Uninstall asymptote Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "asymptote" package

Please follow the guidance below to install asymptote on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                asymptote
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "asymptote" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall asymptote on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                asymptote
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the asymptote package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: asymptote
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.41-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5494
Depends: tex-common (>= 6), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), freeglut3, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfftw3-double3 (>= 3.3.5), libgc1c2 (>= 1:7.2d), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libgsl23, libgslcblas0, libosmesa6 (>= 10.2~), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libsigsegv2 (>= 2.9), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo5 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), ghostscript, imagemagick, install-info, python3-pil, python3-pil.imagetk, texlive-binaries, texlive-latex-base, texlive-pstricks, texlive-plain-generic, xdg-utils
Recommends: asymptote-doc
Suggests: gv, evince-gtk | pdf-viewer
Filename: pool/universe/a/asymptote/asymptote_2.41-4_amd64.deb
Size: 1396332
MD5sum: 81cf8eb95d014dc69488a00faf7706c4
SHA1: 322a96100de40ec699611f23379bc9eda40a147e
SHA256: a2f76ba56703eb3c6f78f8792165af97a426ac7a3f08ef69b96e2c6790112250
Homepage: http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/
Description: script-based vector graphics language inspired by MetaPost
Description-md5: c1b6aa3ffb76bbaec115cd7c61f16b76