How To Install libgap-sage-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgap-sage-dev on Debian 9. libgap-sage-dev is GAP kernel as a C shared library – libdev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgap-sage-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgap-sage-dev

libgap-sage-dev is:

GAP is a system for computational group theory. LibGAP contains a shared library version of the GAP kernel, allowing you to directly talk to GAP from your own C/C++ code.

Much of the group theory in SageMath is implemented using LibGAP.

This package provides the static library, symbolic links, and headers needed for development.

There are three methods to install libgap-sage-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgap-sage-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgap-sage-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgap-sage-dev

Install libgap-sage-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgap-sage-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgap-sage-dev

Install libgap-sage-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgap-sage-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgap-sage-dev

How To Uninstall libgap-sage-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgap-sage-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgap-sage-dev

Uninstall libgap-sage-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgap-sage-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgap-sage-dev

Remove libgap-sage-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgap-sage-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgap-sage-dev

Remove libgap-sage-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgap-sage-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgap-sage-dev

Dependencies

libgap-sage-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgap-sage-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.