How To Install gap-prim-groups on Debian 9
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.