How To Install macaulay2-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install macaulay2-common on Kali Linux. macaulay2-common is Software system for algebraic geometry research (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install macaulay2-common on Kali Linux.

What is macaulay2-common

macaulay2-common is:

Macaulay 2 is a software system for algebraic geometry research, written by Daniel R. Grayson and Michael E. Stillman. Based on Groebner bases, it provides algorithms for computing homological invariants of rings and modules.

This package contains the architecture independent portion of Macaulay2, and is normally installed automatically when one of the architecture dependent packages is installed.

There are three methods to install macaulay2-common 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 macaulay2-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install macaulay2-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install macaulay2-common

Install macaulay2-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install macaulay2-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install macaulay2-common

Install macaulay2-common 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 macaulay2-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install macaulay2-common

How To Uninstall macaulay2-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the macaulay2-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove macaulay2-common

Uninstall macaulay2-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall macaulay2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove macaulay2-common

Remove macaulay2-common Configurations and Data

To remove macaulay2-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge macaulay2-common

Remove macaulay2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove macaulay2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge macaulay2-common

Dependencies

macaulay2-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install macaulay2-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.