How To Install sympow-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sympow-data on Debian 9. sympow-data is mathematical program for SYMmetric POWer elliptic curve L-functions – shared

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sympow-data on Debian 9.

What is sympow-data

sympow-data is:

SYMPOW is a mathematical program to compute special values of symmetric power elliptic curve L-functions; it can compute up to about 64 digits of precision.

This package provides the essential SYMPOW architecture independent material, namely shared data and scripts.

There are three methods to install sympow-data 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 sympow-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sympow-data

Install sympow-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sympow-data

Install sympow-data 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 sympow-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sympow-data

How To Uninstall sympow-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the sympow-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sympow-data

Uninstall sympow-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sympow-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sympow-data

Remove sympow-data Configurations and Data

To remove sympow-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sympow-data

Remove sympow-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sympow-data

Dependencies

sympow-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sympow-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.