How To Install libfplll5 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfplll5 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfplll5 is Library for LLL-reduction of Euclidean lattices, runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll5 on Debian 10.

What is libfplll5

libfplll5 is:

fpLLL is a library for computing reduced (nearly orthogonal) bases for Euclidean lattices using the 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 the shared library libfplll.

There are three methods to install libfplll5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfplll5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfplll5

Install libfplll5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfplll5

Install libfplll5 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 libfplll5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfplll5

How To Uninstall libfplll5 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfplll5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfplll5

Uninstall libfplll5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfplll5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfplll5

Remove libfplll5 Configurations and Data

To remove libfplll5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfplll5

Remove libfplll5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfplll5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfplll5

Dependencies

libfplll5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.