How to Install and Uninstall science-config Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "science-config" package

Learn how to install science-config on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                science-config
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "science-config" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall science-config on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the science-config package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: science-config
Architecture: all
Version: 1.13ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Source: debian-science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: adduser, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, menu, blends-common (>= 0.6.15)
Filename: pool/universe/d/debian-science/science-config_1.13ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 11104
MD5sum: 18929caa8900e070834c756d541d60ba
SHA1: 6dfda13324d322199ee199e0cba07d087f2e5a0e
SHA256: 83bc7398211e346883eedec8c32e53db71d80d4e7d5be1d4ce5a862a61f3bb45
SHA512: 5aa6e17975d80f4d631589ef9909a45fd4a739626b1effa15b8432ba2df08206b960011a432170ffee158fbf19398e0045594df392366d3a100ea5cd97a29845
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/
Description-en: Debian Science Project config package
This package provides the basic infrastructure of all science-* packages and is
needed by them.
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These are the science related metapackages in the Debian Science project:
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* science-biology packages related to biology
* science-chemistry packages related to chemistry
* science-dataacquisition packages related to data acquisition
* science-dataacquisition-dev packages related to data acquisition
development
* science-distributedcomputing distributed computing packages
* science-economics packages related to economics
* science-electrophysiology packages related to electrophysiology
* science-electronics packages related to electronics
* science-engineering packages related to engineering
* science-engineering-dev packages related to development of
engineering applications
* science-financial packages related to financial engineering
* science-geography packages related to geography
* science-geometry packages related to geometry
* science-highenergy-physics packages related to high energy physics
* science-highenergy-physics-dev packages related to development of
high energy physics applications
* science-linguistics packages related to linguistics
* science-machine-learning packages related to machine learning
* science-mathematics packages related to mathematics
* science-mathematics-dev packages related to development of
mathematical applications
* science-meteorology packages related to meteorology and climate
* science-meteorology-dev packages related to the development of
meteorology and climate applications
* science-nanoscale-physics packages related to nanoscale physics
* science-nanoscale-physics-dev packages useful for developing nanoscale
physics applications
* science-neuroscience-cognitive packages related to cognitive
neuroscience
* science-neuroscience-datasets packages for Neuroscience Datasets
* science-neuroscience-modeling packages for modeling of neural
systems
* science-physics packages related to physics
* science-physics-dev packages related to development of physical
applications
* science-psychophysics packages related to packages for psychophysics
* science-robotics packages related to robotics
* science-robotics-dev packages related to development of robotics
applications
* science-simulation packages to do simulations
* science-social packages related to social sciences
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This are metapackages for common utilities for all sciences:
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* science-imageanalysis packages related to image analysis
* science-imageanalysis-dev packages related to image analysis
development
* science-numericalcomputation packages related to numerical
computation
* science-presentation packages related to presentation
* science-statistics packages related to statistics
* science-tools packages containing misc tools useful in science
* science-typesetting packages related to typesetting
* science-viewing packages related to viewing
* science-viewing-dev packages related to development of viewing
applications
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Note: All these packages are so called metapackages. This means they are not
executable programs, but only links to other packages. This way you will
conveniently get most of scientific free software which is available in
Debian.
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