How To Install pari-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-doc on Kali Linux. pari-doc is PARI/GP Computer Algebra System documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-doc on Kali Linux.

What is pari-doc

pari-doc is:

PARI/GP is a widely used computer algebra system designed for fast computations in number theory (factorizations, algebraic number theory, elliptic curves…), but also contains a large number of other useful functions to compute with mathematical entities such as matrices, polynomials, power series, algebraic numbers etc., and a lot of transcendental functions. PARI is also available as a C library to allow for faster computations.

Originally developed by Henri Cohen and his co-workers (University Bordeaux I, France), PARI is now under the GPL and maintained by Karim Belabas with the help of many volunteer contributors.

This package contains the documentation and the extended online help.

There are three methods to install pari-doc 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 pari-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pari-doc

Install pari-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pari-doc

Install pari-doc 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 pari-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pari-doc

How To Uninstall pari-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pari-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pari-doc

Uninstall pari-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pari-doc

Remove pari-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pari-doc

Remove pari-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pari-doc

Dependencies

pari-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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