How to Install and Uninstall elpa-fricas Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "elpa-fricas" package

This is a short guide on how to install elpa-fricas on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall elpa-fricas on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                elpa-fricas
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the elpa-fricas package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: elpa-fricas
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/math
Source: fricas
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Camm Maguire
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: dh-elpa-helper, emacsen-common
Enhances: emacs
Filename: pool/universe/f/fricas/elpa-fricas_1.3.7-1_all.deb
Size: 48768
MD5sum: 0bf3229590399888d14412551e0f66c1
SHA1: f0de84ac04e2643e7ea1a7f784423c13342f7c47
SHA256: cc1110a9aafadcfadd1c5c2fa13df5e849542871058b20ceaa353e69631afddc
SHA512: 0185b7c9ca5bdb6ce8b51aff552a5e81526517ff618027a6184a3e2995b4b54d73666ae17f7ebb36e59614e75564ddb4e69afbae70816f02bbf049828ab787d8
Homepage: http://fricas.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: General purpose computer algebra system: emacs support
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 support for running Fricas under emacs.
Description-md5: 486c96ac697740cfc2dd1747254d8161