How to Install and Uninstall xmaxima Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "xmaxima" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xmaxima on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xmaxima on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xmaxima
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xmaxima package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xmaxima
Priority: optional
Section: universe/math
Installed-Size: 846
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Camm Maguire
Architecture: amd64
Source: maxima
Version: 5.37.2-8
Replaces: maxima (<< 5.37.2-8)
Depends: tk, maxima (>= 5.37.2-8), maxima-doc (>= 5.37.2-8), maxima-test (>= 5.37.2-8)
Recommends: mime-support, postscript-viewer, pdf-viewer
Suggests: texmacs
Filename: pool/universe/m/maxima/xmaxima_5.37.2-8_amd64.deb
Size: 339812
MD5sum: 2107b414235400516add43d5b8fe735d
SHA1: 1b6882e8f80fa7a9ec0b037222c44acd7056ce18
SHA256: ecfd7b8ae93454fb2b95705ec17952646d297f4e0b1abb076e8c33e4c72808f0
Description-en: Computer algebra system -- x interface
Maxima is a fully symbolic computation program. It is full featured
doing symbolic manipulation of polynomials, matrices, rational
functions, integration, Todd-coxeter methods for finite group
analysis, graphing, multiple precision floating point computation.
It has a symbolic source level debugger for maxima code. Maxima is
based on the original Macsyma developed at MIT in the 1970s. It is
quite reliable, and has good garbage collection, and no memory leaks.
It comes with hundreds of self tests.
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This package contains an X Windows interface using the tcl/tk
libraries.
Description-md5: 832404665e6cce169548e4687edf6d5a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu