How To Install python-fpylll on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fpylll on Debian 9. python-fpylll is Python wrapper for LLL-reduction of Euclidean lattices – Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fpylll on Debian 9.

What is python-fpylll

python-fpylll is:

fpylll is a Python library for performing lattice reduction on lattices over the Integers; it is based on the fpLLL C++ library.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-fpylll 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 python-fpylll Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-fpylll

Install python-fpylll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-fpylll

Install python-fpylll 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 python-fpylll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-fpylll

How To Uninstall python-fpylll on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-fpylll package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-fpylll

Uninstall python-fpylll And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fpylll

Remove python-fpylll Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-fpylll

Remove python-fpylll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fpylll

Dependencies

python-fpylll have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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