How To Install libec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libec-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libec-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
