How To Install libmath-prime-util-perl on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmath-prime-util-perl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmath-prime-util-perl is utilities related to prime numbers, including fast sieves and factoring

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmath-prime-util-perl on Debian 10.

What is libmath-prime-util-perl

libmath-prime-util-perl is:

Math::Prime::Util is a set of perl utilities related to prime numbers. These include multiple sieving methods, is_prime, prime_count, nth_prime, approximations and bounds for the prime_count and nth prime, next_prime and prev_prime, factoring utilities, and more.

The default sieving and factoring are intended to be (and currently are) the fastest on CPAN, including Math::Prime::XS, Math::Prime::FastSieve, Math::Factor::XS, Math::Prime::TiedArray, Math::Big::Factors, Math::Factoring, and Math::Primality (when the GMP module is available). For numbers in the 10-20 digit range, it is often orders of magnitude faster. Typically it is faster than Math::Pari for 64-bit operations.

All operations support both Perl UV’s (32-bit or 64-bit) and bignums. It requires no external software for big number support, as there are Perl implementations included that solely use Math::BigInt and Math::BigFloat. However, performance will be improved for most big number functions by installing Math::Prime::Util::GMP, and is definitely recommended if you do many bignum operations. Also look into Math::Pari as an alternative.

There are three methods to install libmath-prime-util-perl 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 libmath-prime-util-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmath-prime-util-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmath-prime-util-perl

Install libmath-prime-util-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmath-prime-util-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmath-prime-util-perl

Install libmath-prime-util-perl 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 libmath-prime-util-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmath-prime-util-perl

How To Uninstall libmath-prime-util-perl on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libmath-prime-util-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmath-prime-util-perl

Uninstall libmath-prime-util-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmath-prime-util-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmath-prime-util-perl

Remove libmath-prime-util-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libmath-prime-util-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmath-prime-util-perl

Remove libmath-prime-util-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmath-prime-util-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmath-prime-util-perl

Dependencies

libmath-prime-util-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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