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KASH 3

The files README and CHANGES contain general information about KASH and a list of changes from previous versions. KASH3 is available for Linux/x86, MacOSX, and MS Windows: Take a look at the Introduction to KASH3 to get started. KASH 3 has built-in functions to access the QaoS databases of number fields and transitive groups. In order to make use of this functionality you must have curl installed and configured properly.

The database functions and a package for elliptic curves are also available separately:

KASH 2.5

The files README and CHANGES contain general information about KASH and a list of changes from previous versions.

In order to install KASH on UNIX like operating systems you need to download the file kash_2.5.?.common.tar.gz, which among other things contains the KASH library and the documentation, and one of the architecture specific files kash_2.5.?.***.tar.gz.

This version has been ported to the following architectures:

KASH 2.5.6 has build in functions for accessing the QaoS databases of number fields and transitive groups. In order to make use of this functionality you must have curl installed and configured properly.

The graphical user interface GiANT for KASH 2.5 can be downloaded from

You need to get the two files GiANT.jar and giant.kash.

The zip archive below includes all the files you need to run KASH 2.5 under MS DOS, IBM OS/2 or MS Windows:

Please click on the files to download them.

KASH 2.4

The files README and CHANGES contain general information about KASH and a list of changes from previous versions. In order to install KASH on UNIX like operating systems you need to download the file kash_2.4.common.tar.gz, which among other things contains the KASH library and the documentation, and one of the architecture specific files kash_2.4.***.tar.gz. This version has been ported to the following architectures: The zip archive below includes all the files you need to run KASH 2.4 under MS DOS, IBM OS/2 or MS Windows: Please click on the files to download them.

KASH 2.2

KASH 2.2 has been ported to the following architectures:

  • HP PA-RISC : HP-UX 10.20
  • IBM RS6000 : AIX 4.2
  • SUN SPARC : SunOS 4.1.3
  • SUN SPARC : SunOS 5.6
  • SGI MIPS : Irix 6.5
  • PC i486 : Linux 2.2.13 (elf)
  • DEC alpha : Digital Unix 4.0
For all of the above versions you'll have to get TWO files, Kash_2.2.***.tar.gz (for the binary) and Kash_2.2.common.tar.gz (containing the library, documentation, ...)
  • PC i486 : IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0
  • PC i486 : MS DOS 5.0
  • PC i486 : MS Windows 3.1
  • PC i486 : MS Windows 95
  • PC i486 : MS Windows NT
All files needed for the DOS/ OS/2/ Windows version are located in a subdirectory Kash_2.2.OS2_DOS_Windows. You can pick up the releases of KASH using ftp at ftp.math.tu-berlin.de/pub/algebra/Kant or ftp.zib.de/pub/Packages/Kant/Kash. You can find the Linux version on sunsite.unc.edu and on all sunsite-mirrors.

KASH 2.1

Contact: mail@kantmath.de