How to Install and Uninstall fricas Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "fricas" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fricas on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall fricas on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fricas
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fricas package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: fricas
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.6-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/math
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Camm Maguire
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 394623
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libgmp10, libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6, fricas-databases (= 1.3.6-5), gawk
Recommends: fricas-source, fricas-doc, fricas-graphics, fricas-hypertex
Suggests: texmacs, fricas-tex, fricas-test, nowebm
Filename: pool/universe/f/fricas/fricas_1.3.6-5_amd64.deb
Size: 54753424
MD5sum: 16ef36ab58433054834af07819feb813
SHA1: da8c9decd90a002ba444eb1cf6f9e76285babde5
SHA256: 07aaf5e5e86fd46dec1d7876107e5582ebd2fbe2d3df50a33e84cd47ee4ca59f
SHA512: 000cfdc874130a8377e79ab922ddc571c58e630b880442a5ec1daabe12bcdd2c6705e5949f654d4548d92f08311072665ae65b3aa81c8c8f6f9cde40397825d4
Homepage: http://fricas.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: General purpose computer algebra system: main binary and modules
Fricas 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.
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Fricas has been in development since 1973 and was sold as a
commercial product. It has been released as free software.
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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 Fricas Journal with
refereed submissions.
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This package contains the main program binary and all precompiled
algebra and autoloadable modules.
Description-md5: 7feca22a9bf3ec86d992b0744ed3a62e