Instructions for Downloading GAP:

i. Go to http://www.gap-system.org/Download/index.html.

ii. Scroll down to “The Basic Steps of GAP Installation”, and follow the directions.

iii. NOTE: Right below the aforementioned heading, there are alternate installation options for Linux and Windows. The Windows installer includes step-by-step instructions with screen pictures, especially handy for those of us who are computer-challenged and not hip enough to have Macs.

iv. See the bottom of the webpage for “When Things Go Wrong” as needed; a local systems administrator can also help out, and workshop participants are welcome to also try contacting the organizers for assistance. Experienced users willing to lend a helping hand will also be available at the workshop.

v. The very bottom of the webpage provides a link to a very basic GAP tutorial to check out, or go directly to http://www.gap-system.org/Manuals/doc/htm/tut/chapters.htm. Further documentation, including reference manuals and other tutorial materials and links of interest are available at http://www.gap-system.org/Doc/doc.html and http://euler.slu.edu/Dept/Faculty/rainbolt/PREPtutorial.pdf.

vi. Beyond the core package, a list of additional GAP packages that may be of interest (e.g., QuaGroups for computing with quantum groups) and links for downloading them appear at http://www.gap-system.org/Packages/packages.html.