Information about the package, Macaulay2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The Macaulay2 package is designed for, System for algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
Package Name:
Macaulay2
Summary:
System for algebraic geometry and commutative algebra
Description:
Macaulay 2 is a new software system devoted to supporting research in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra written by Daniel R. Grayson and Michael E. Stillman
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.3.1
Release:
9.el6
Size:
7.5 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the Macaulay2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install Macaulay2
This command will install Macaulay2 on the server.
yum remove Macaulay2
This command will un-install Macaulay2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Macaulay2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove Macaulay2
This command will un-install Macaulay2 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove Macaulay2 when using the -y flag.
yum update Macaulay2
This command will update Macaulay2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove Macaulay2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update Macaulay2
This command will update Macaulay2 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove Macaulay2 when using the -y flag.
yum info Macaulay2
This command will show you core information about the Macaulay2 package.
yum deplist Macaulay2
This command will show you the dependencies for Macaulay2. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update Macaulay2
This command will check if there is an update waiting on Macaulay2. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.