How To Install pari-galdata on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-galdata on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pari-galdata
pari-galdata 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 galdata which provides the Galois resolvents for the polgalois function, for degrees 8 through 11.
There are three methods to install pari-galdata 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 pari-galdata 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-galdata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pari-galdata
Install pari-galdata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pari-galdata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pari-galdata
Install pari-galdata 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 pari-galdata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pari-galdata
How To Uninstall pari-galdata on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pari-galdata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pari-galdata
Uninstall pari-galdata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pari-galdata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pari-galdata
Remove pari-galdata Configurations and Data
To remove pari-galdata configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pari-galdata
Remove pari-galdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pari-galdata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pari-galdata
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-galdata package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
