How To Install libec10 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libec10 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libec10 is Library for modular symbols and elliptic curves over Q

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libec10 on Debian 12.

What is libec10

libec10 is:

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

It is the library which powers the eclib-tools, which are used for the elliptic curve database.

There are three methods to install libec10 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 libec10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libec10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libec10

Install libec10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libec10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libec10

Install libec10 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 libec10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libec10

How To Uninstall libec10 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libec10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libec10

Uninstall libec10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libec10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libec10

Remove libec10 Configurations and Data

To remove libec10 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libec10

Remove libec10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libec10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libec10

Dependencies

libec10 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libec10 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.