How To Install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Debian 11. libratpoints-2.1.3 is library for finding rational points on hyperelliptic curves

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Debian 11.

What is libratpoints-2.1.3

libratpoints-2.1.3 is:

This program tries to find all rational points within a given height bound on a hyperelliptic curve in a very efficient way, by using an optimized quadratic sieve algorithm.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-2.1.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-2.1.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 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 libratpoints-2.1.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

How To Uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libratpoints-2.1.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libratpoints-2.1.3

Uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libratpoints-2.1.3

Remove libratpoints-2.1.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libratpoints-2.1.3

Remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libratpoints-2.1.3

Dependencies

libratpoints-2.1.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.