How To Install pari-elldata on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-elldata on Debian 9.
What is pari-elldata
pari-elldata 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 optional PARI package elldata which provides the Elliptic Curve Database of J. E. Cremona Elliptic which can be queried by ellsearch and ellidentify.
There are three methods to install pari-elldata 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 pari-elldata 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-elldata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pari-elldata
Install pari-elldata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pari-elldata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pari-elldata
Install pari-elldata 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 pari-elldata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pari-elldata
How To Uninstall pari-elldata on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pari-elldata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pari-elldata
Uninstall pari-elldata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pari-elldata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pari-elldata
Remove pari-elldata Configurations and Data
To remove pari-elldata configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pari-elldata
Remove pari-elldata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pari-elldata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pari-elldata
Dependencies
pari-elldata have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-elldata package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.