How To Install libec-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libec-dev on Kali Linux. libec-dev is Library for modular symbols and elliptic curves over Q (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libec-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libec-dev

libec-dev is:

This library implements 2-descent on elliptic curves over Q and computations with modular symbols.

This package contains the development files for the library.

There are three methods to install libec-dev 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 libec-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libec-dev

Install libec-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libec-dev

Install libec-dev 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libec-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libec-dev

How To Uninstall libec-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libec-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libec-dev

Uninstall libec-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libec-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libec-dev

Remove libec-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libec-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libec-dev

Remove libec-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libec-dev

Dependencies

libec-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libec-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.