How can I install the latest version of maxima (5.43.0) on ubuntu 18.04 LTS I tried sudo apt install maxima but I downloaded an old version and I don't know how to upgrade or dowload the new version.
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Ubuntu uses a rolling-release model. Every six months, an entirely new version is released, coming also with newer versions of software. Ubuntu 18.04 keeps maintaining the versions of the software which which it was released. Only critical bug fixes or safety issues are resolved. This ensures that a stable system keeps reliably functioning the same way during it's life time.
To upgrade to newer versions of software, either
- Upgrade to a newer version of the Ubuntu operating system
or
- Manually install newer versions of the software. At that point, you are on your own, because this way of installing software is not supported and, if not properly done, may break your system.
There are many ways to manually install software, some methods ore complex than others. Look first at the website of the software to see how the software could be installed.
On the Maxima website, Downloads page, you see that their first recommendation is to use the regular system of your distribution. Under the section "Manually installing maxima on debian-based systems", there is a link to download *.deb installation files, which then can be installed using the apt-get install ./*.deb command. If you want the newer version on your current Ubuntu version, then follow the instructions given there. Given " Maxima" is a reputable program, and Ubuntu 18.04 is a long term release that is around for some while, chances that this will work well are good. Bottom line is, however, that you need to mae this evaluation anytime you consider installing software in a different way than through the regular software center or the apt-get command.
You can use packages from official “The maxima developers” team PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maxima-developers/maxima-nightly
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install maxima wxmaximaand you will get Maxima 5.43 and wxMaxima 19.10 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Note: I can confirm your error
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-n2mx9I/8-maxima_5.42.2-27~201903090804~ubuntu18.04.1_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/info/maxima-index.lisp.gz', which is also in package maxima-common 5.42.2-27~201903090804~ubuntu18.04.1
and contacted the PPA owner to get the fix on package-level.
Temporary you can fix it with:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/maxima_5.42.2-27~201903090804~ubuntu18.04.1_all.debI finally installed it by following the steps below:
In terminal write
sudo apt install build-essential texinfo sbcl gnuplot tk8.6 rlwrapthen download maxima-5.43.0.tar.gz from the official website (is the source code, which is on parent folder)
Extract it with
tar xvzf maxima-5.43.0.tar.gzin the sub-directory created write the following command
./configure --enable-sbclnext
makeand finally
sudo make installwill be installed by default in /usr/local .
With love by SCZD
