How To Install libflint17 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint17 on Debian 12.
What is libflint17
libflint17 is:
The Fast Library for Integer Number Theory is a C library which supports polynomial arithmetic over the integers, fast integer arithmetic and factoring (including a highly optimized quadratic sieve).
FLINT has functionality similar to that of the Number Theory Library (NTL). However, unlike NTL, which is designed primarily for asymptotic performance, FLINT is designed for good performance in small cases as well.
This package contains the FLINT shared library.
There are three methods to install libflint17 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libflint17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libflint17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libflint17
Install libflint17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libflint17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libflint17
Install libflint17 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libflint17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libflint17
How To Uninstall libflint17 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libflint17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libflint17
Uninstall libflint17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libflint17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflint17
Remove libflint17 Configurations and Data
To remove libflint17 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libflint17
Remove libflint17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libflint17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflint17
Dependencies
libflint17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint17 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.