How To Install pari-elldata on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-elldata on Debian 9. pari-elldata is PARI/GP Computer Algebra System elliptic curves (elldata)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-elldata on Debian 9.

What is pari-elldata

pari-elldata is:

PARI/GP is a widely used computer algebra system designed for fast computations in number theory (factorizations, algebraic number theory, elliptic curves…), but also contains a large number of other useful functions to compute with mathematical entities such as matrices, polynomials, power series, algebraic numbers, etc., and a lot of transcendental functions. PARI is also available as a C library to allow for faster computations.

Originally developed by Henri Cohen and his co-workers (University Bordeaux I, France), PARI is now under the GPL and maintained by Karim Belabas with the help of many volunteer contributors.

This package contains the optional PARI package elldata which provides the Elliptic Curve Database of J. E. Cremona Elliptic which can be queried by ellsearch and ellidentify.

There are three methods to install pari-elldata 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 pari-elldata Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pari-elldata using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pari-elldata

Install pari-elldata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pari-elldata using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pari-elldata

Install pari-elldata 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 pari-elldata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pari-elldata

How To Uninstall pari-elldata on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pari-elldata package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pari-elldata

Uninstall pari-elldata And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pari-elldata

Remove pari-elldata Configurations and Data

To remove pari-elldata configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pari-elldata

Remove pari-elldata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pari-elldata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pari-elldata

Dependencies

pari-elldata have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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