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.
- 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).
- 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
.
See About this document... for information on suggesting changes.