How To Install libcoq-coqprime on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcoq-coqprime on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcoq-coqprime is Primality certification for Coq (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-coqprime on Debian 12.

What is libcoq-coqprime

libcoq-coqprime is:

Coqprime consists in:

  • a library of facts from number theory
  • a library for elliptic curves
  • an efficient library for modular arithmetic
  • tools to generate Pocklington and elliptic curve certificates of primality

Coq is a proof assistant for higher-order logic.

This package contains the Coq library part.

There are three methods to install libcoq-coqprime on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcoq-coqprime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcoq-coqprime

Install libcoq-coqprime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcoq-coqprime

Install libcoq-coqprime 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 libcoq-coqprime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcoq-coqprime

How To Uninstall libcoq-coqprime on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcoq-coqprime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcoq-coqprime

Uninstall libcoq-coqprime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcoq-coqprime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcoq-coqprime

Remove libcoq-coqprime Configurations and Data

To remove libcoq-coqprime configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcoq-coqprime

Remove libcoq-coqprime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcoq-coqprime

Dependencies

libcoq-coqprime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcoq-coqprime package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.