How To Install eclib-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclib-tools on Debian 11. eclib-tools is Programs for modular symbols and elliptic curves over Q

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eclib-tools on Debian 11.

What is eclib-tools

eclib-tools is:

This package includes several programs to compute with elliptic curves over Q ; most notably mwrank (for 2-descent on elliptic curves over Q) and the modular symbol tools used to create the elliptic curve database.

There are three methods to install eclib-tools 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 eclib-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eclib-tools

Install eclib-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eclib-tools

Install eclib-tools 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 eclib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eclib-tools

How To Uninstall eclib-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the eclib-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove eclib-tools

Uninstall eclib-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclib-tools

Remove eclib-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eclib-tools

Remove eclib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eclib-tools

Dependencies

eclib-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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