How To Install eclib-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclib-tools on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install eclib-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eclib-toolsInstall eclib-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install eclib-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eclib-toolsInstall eclib-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install eclib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eclib-toolsHow To Uninstall eclib-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the eclib-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eclib-toolsUninstall eclib-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eclib-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eclib-toolsRemove eclib-tools Configurations and Data
To remove eclib-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eclib-toolsRemove 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-toolsDependencies
eclib-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eclib-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.