How To Install gap-scscp on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-scscp on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gap-scscp
gap-scscp 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.
This package implements the Symbolic Computation Software Composability Protocol (SCSCP) for GAP.
There are three methods to install gap-scscp on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-scscp 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-scscp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gap-scscp
Install gap-scscp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gap-scscp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gap-scscp
Install gap-scscp 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gap-scscp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gap-scscp
How To Uninstall gap-scscp on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gap-scscp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gap-scscp
Uninstall gap-scscp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gap-scscp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gap-scscp
Remove gap-scscp Configurations and Data
To remove gap-scscp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gap-scscp
Remove gap-scscp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gap-scscp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gap-scscp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gap-scscp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.