How To Install libgap-sage-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgap-sage-4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgap-sage-4
libgap-sage-4 is:
GAP is a system for computational group theory. LibGAP contains a shared library version of the GAP kernel, allowing you to directly talk to GAP from your own C/C++ code.
Much of the group theory in SageMath is implemented using LibGAP.
This package provides the dynamic library.
There are three methods to install libgap-sage-4 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgap-sage-4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgap-sage-4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgap-sage-4
Install libgap-sage-4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgap-sage-4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgap-sage-4
Install libgap-sage-4 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 libgap-sage-4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgap-sage-4
How To Uninstall libgap-sage-4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgap-sage-4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgap-sage-4
Uninstall libgap-sage-4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgap-sage-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgap-sage-4
Remove libgap-sage-4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgap-sage-4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgap-sage-4
Remove libgap-sage-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgap-sage-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgap-sage-4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgap-sage-4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
