How to Install gap software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install gap software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

gap software package provides Groups, Algorithms and Programming computer algebra system, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gap 

gap is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gap package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gap *

You will get with gap package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gap package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Mathematics
Package gap
Version 4r4p12-2
Description Groups, Algorithms and Programming computer algebra system
Sub Section Math


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