mlucas

Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) distributed computing client

Mlucas performs Lucas-Lehmer primality testing of Mersenne numbers in search of a world-record prime. You may use it to test any suitable number as you wish, but it is preferable that you do so in a coordinated fashion, as part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS). Mlucas also includes a simple Python script for assignment management via the GIMPS project's Primenet server.

Versions: 18
Website: https://www.mersenne.org
Licenses: GPL 2+
Package source: gnu/packages/maths.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of mlucas as follows:

guix install mlucas

Or install a particular version:

guix install mlucas@18

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.