How To Install pari-galpol on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-galpol on Debian 12.
What is pari-galpol
pari-galpol 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 Galois polynomials database accessible with the GP function galoisgetpol.
There are three methods to install pari-galpol on Debian 12. 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-galpol 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-galpol using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pari-galpol
Install pari-galpol Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pari-galpol using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pari-galpol
Install pari-galpol 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-galpol using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pari-galpol
How To Uninstall pari-galpol on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pari-galpol package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pari-galpol
Uninstall pari-galpol And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pari-galpol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pari-galpol
Remove pari-galpol Configurations and Data
To remove pari-galpol configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pari-galpol
Remove pari-galpol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pari-galpol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pari-galpol
Dependencies
pari-galpol have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pari-galpol package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
