[linux-audio-user] [OT} Good package for algebraic equations

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:09:29 -0400
Ross Vandegrift <ross at willow.seitz.com> wrote:
> Definately Maxima is the only way to go.  It's the LISP engine that
> Maple and Mathematica are based on from MIT back in the day.  It was
> semi-recently freed and it's really sweet.  It'll take some work (you
> have to use clisp - the other LISPs are broken, and the GUI is a bit
> clunkier than most), but it's quite nice.
> 
> http://maxima.sourceforge.net/

If you're lucky enough to be running Debian Testing or Unstable (not
sure about stable):

   apt-get install maxima xmaxima

Unfortunately its broken on PowerPC but works a treat on x86.

Erik
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