Step by Step Installation Instructions for Singular

There are three basic ways to obtain Singular:

Compile from the latest sources in GitHub

Do this if you need a new feature introduced after the last release, or if you want to develop for Singular.

• Step by step instructions Linux systems:

  • [Debian based systems](Installation from GitHub on Debian) (e.g. Ubuntu), includes instructions to compile Flint, 4ti2, Surf, and Surfer.
  • [Fedora based systems](Installation from GitHub on Fedora), includes instructions to compile Flint and 4ti2.

• Shell scripts for doing the process automatically on Linux systems:

  • [Debian based systems](Installation from GitHub on Debian via Shell Script) (Singular, Flint, 4ti2)
  • [Fedora based systems](Installation from GitHub on Fedora via Shell Script) (Singular, Flint, 4ti2)

• Step by step instructions for Windows systems:

  • [Cygwin32](Installation from GitHub on Cygwin32), includes instructions to compile NTL, Flint, 4ti2, cddlib, Surf, and Surfer.
  • [Cygwin64](Installation from GitHub on Cygwin64), includes instructions to compile NTL, Flint, 4ti2, and cddlib.

• Step by step instructions for Mac systems

Compile from the source code of the latest release

Do this if the binary release versions do not work for you.

• Step by step instructions for Linux systems:

  • [Debian based systems](Installation from sources in Debian) (e.g. Ubuntu)
  • [Fedora based systems](Installation from sources in Fedora)

• Shell scripts for doing the process automatically on Linux systems:

  • [Debian based systems](Installation from sources on Debian via Shell Script) (Singular, Flint, 4ti2)
  • [Fedora based systems](Installation from sources on Fedora via Shell Script) (Singular, Flint, 4ti2)

• Step by step instructions for Windows systems:

  • [Cygwin32](Installation from sources in Cygwin32)
  • [Cygwin64](Installation from sources in Cygwin64)

Install the binary of the latest release

Do this if you just want to use Singular.

• Step by step instructions for Linux systems

• Step by step instructions for Windows systems

• Step by step instructions for Mac systems