How To Install gap-prim-groups on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-prim-groups on Debian 9. gap-prim-groups is Database of primitive groups for GAP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-prim-groups on Debian 9.

What is gap-prim-groups

gap-prim-groups 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. In the example text, gap is used to analyse Rubik’s Cube using group theory. A kernel implements a Pascal-like language.

This package contains the database of primitive groups.

There are three methods to install gap-prim-groups 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 gap-prim-groups 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-prim-groups using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gap-prim-groups

Install gap-prim-groups Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gap-prim-groups

Install gap-prim-groups 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 gap-prim-groups using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gap-prim-groups

How To Uninstall gap-prim-groups on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gap-prim-groups

Uninstall gap-prim-groups And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gap-prim-groups

Remove gap-prim-groups Configurations and Data

To remove gap-prim-groups configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gap-prim-groups

Remove gap-prim-groups configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gap-prim-groups

Dependencies

gap-prim-groups have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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