1.1 Installation

If you do not have Sage installed on a computer and just want to try some Sage commands, use Sage online at http://www.sagenb.org.

See the Sage Installation Guide in the documentation section of the main Sage webpage [SA] for instructions on installing Sage on your computer. Here we merely make two comments.

  1. The Sage download file comes with ``batteries included''. In other words, although Sage uses Python, IPython, PARI, GAP, Singular, Maxima, NTL, GMP, and so on, you do not need to install them separately as they are included with the Sage distribution. However, to use certain Sage features, e.g., Macaulay or KASH, you must install the relevant optional Sage package or at least have the relevant programs installed on your computer already. Macaulay and KASH are Sage packages (for a list of available optional packages, type sage -optional, or browse the ``Download'' page on the Sage website).

  2. The pre-compiled binary version of Sage (found on the Sage web site) may be easier and quicker to install than the source code version. Just unpack the file and run sage.

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