How To Install libfplll-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll-dev on Debian 9. libfplll-dev is Library for LLL-reduction of Euclidean lattices, development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll-dev on Debian 9.

What is libfplll-dev

libfplll-dev is:

fpLLL is a library for computing reduced (nearly orthogonal) bases for Euclidean lattices using the floating-point LLL algorithm.

fpLLL contains multiple different implementations of the floating-point LLL reduction algorithm, offering multiple different speed/guarantees ratios.

It contains a ‘wrapper’ that chooses the estimated best sequence of variants in order to provide a guaranteed output as fast as possible. In the case of the wrapper, the succession of variants is oblivious to the user.

This package contains development files for libfplll.

There are three methods to install libfplll-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfplll-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfplll-dev

Install libfplll-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfplll-dev

Install libfplll-dev 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 libfplll-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfplll-dev

How To Uninstall libfplll-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfplll-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfplll-dev

Uninstall libfplll-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfplll-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfplll-dev

Remove libfplll-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfplll-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfplll-dev

Remove libfplll-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfplll-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfplll-dev

Dependencies

libfplll-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.