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:pari
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PARI/GP is an arbitrary precision number-theoretic calculator. Due to its
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PARI/GP is an arbitrary precision number-theoretic calculator. Due to its
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high speed, it is the ideal calculator for many computational needs of WIMS.
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high speed, it is the ideal calculator for many computational needs of WIMS.
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Many modules rely on it, including most exercises on linear algebra. If this
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Many modules rely on it, including most exercises on linear algebra. If this
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is unavailable, not much of your server will work correctly.
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is unavailable, not much of your server will work correctly.
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:maxima
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Maxima is an open source symbolic algebra package. It is used at most
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Maxima is an open source symbolic algebra package. It is used at most
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occasions where derivatives and/or integrals need to be computed.
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occasions where derivatives and/or integrals need to be computed.
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It is to be remarked that the most recent Maxima version (5.6 with GCL 2.4)
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  It is to be remarked that the most recent Maxima version (5.6 with GCL 2.4)
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has a bug preventing it from compiling under RedHat 7.*. If you run into
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  has a bug preventing it from compiling under RedHat 7.*. If you run into
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difficulties of this kind, get a copy of an earlier version (5.4) from
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  difficulties of this kind, get a copy of an earlier version (5.4) from
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<a target="wims_external"
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  <a target="wims_external"
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href="http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/">http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/</a>.
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  href="http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/">http://wims.unice.fr/download/other-packages/</a>.
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Recommended version: 5.4. or greater than 5.20.
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Recommended version: 5.4. or greater than 5.20.
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:yacas
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:yacas
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Yacas (Yet Another Computer Algebra System)
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Yacas (Yet Another Computer Algebra System)
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is a new open source symbolic algebra package. Due to its rapid development,
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is a new open source symbolic algebra package.
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it is a very promising package. Therefore it may find more and more
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Due to its rapid development, it is a very promising package.
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uses in WIMS.
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Therefore it may find more and more uses in WIMS.
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:octave
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:octave
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Octave is an open source numerical analysis package. It is not yet used by
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Octave is an open source numerical analysis package. It is not yet used by
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WIMS. So you can safely skip its installation for the time being.
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WIMS. So you can safely skip its installation for the time being.
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render high-quality surfaces. It is now included in most recent Linux
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render high-quality surfaces. It is now included in most recent Linux
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distributions. If you have trouble with it, check first whether the package
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distributions. If you have trouble with it, check first whether the package
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is installed with your Linux system, and install it if necessary.
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is installed with your Linux system, and install it if necessary.
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Recommended version: 3.0*-3.1*. (Other versions may present compatibility
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Recommended version: 3.0*-3.1*. (Other versions may present compatibility
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problems.)
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problems.)</p>
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You may search for the word <span class="tt">$help_conf</span> in the WIMS home page,
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You may search for the word <span class="tt">$help_conf</span> in the WIMS home page,
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to get the list of modules making use of this software.
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to get the list of modules making use of this software.
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