How To Install libntl44 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl44 on Ubuntu 22.04. libntl44 is Number Theory Library, shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl44 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libntl44

libntl44 is:

NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data structures and algorithms for manipulating signed, arbitrary length integers, and for vectors, matrices, and polynomials over the integers and over finite fields.

This package contains the NTL shared library.

There are three methods to install libntl44 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libntl44 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntl44 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntl44

Install libntl44 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntl44 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntl44

Install libntl44 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libntl44 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntl44

How To Uninstall libntl44 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libntl44 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntl44

Uninstall libntl44 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntl44 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntl44

Remove libntl44 Configurations and Data

To remove libntl44 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntl44

Remove libntl44 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntl44 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntl44

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl44 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.