How To Install gap-laguna on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-laguna on Kali Linux. gap-laguna is LAGUNA GAP package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-laguna on Kali Linux.

What is gap-laguna

gap-laguna is:

GAP is a system for computational discrete algebra with particular emphasis on computational group theory, but which has already proved useful also in other areas.

LAGUNA stands for `Lie AlGebras and UNits of group Algebras'.

This package provides GAP with functionality for calculation of the normalized unit group of the modular group algebra of the finite p-group and for investigation of Lie algebra associated with group algebras and other associative algebras.

There are three methods to install gap-laguna on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gap-laguna Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gap-laguna

Install gap-laguna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gap-laguna

Install gap-laguna Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gap-laguna using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gap-laguna

How To Uninstall gap-laguna on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gap-laguna package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gap-laguna

Uninstall gap-laguna And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gap-laguna and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gap-laguna

Remove gap-laguna Configurations and Data

To remove gap-laguna configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gap-laguna

Remove gap-laguna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gap-laguna

Dependencies

gap-laguna have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-laguna package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.