How To Install libgap-sage-doc on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is libgap-sage-doc

libgap-sage-doc 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 documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libgap-sage-doc 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgap-sage-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgap-sage-doc

Install libgap-sage-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgap-sage-doc

How To Uninstall libgap-sage-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgap-sage-doc

Uninstall libgap-sage-doc And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libgap-sage-doc Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgap-sage-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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