How To Install libecm1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecm1 on Debian 10.
What is libecm1
libecm1 is:
gmp-ecm is a free implementation of the Elliptic Curve Method (ECM) for integer factorization.
The original purpose of the ECMNET project was to make Richard Brent’s prediction true, i.e. to find a factor of 50 digits or more by ECM. This goal was attained on September 14, 1998, when Conrad Curry found a 53-digit factor of 2^677-1 c150 using George Woltman’s mprime program. The new goal of ECMNET is now to find other large factors by ecm, mainly by contributing to the Cunningham project, most likely the longest, ongoing computational project in history according to Bob Silverman. A new record was set by Nik Lygeros and Michel Mizony, who found in December 1999 a prime factor of 54 digits using GMP-ECM.
See http://www.loria.fr/~zimmerma/records/ecmnet.html for more information about ecmnet.
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install libecm1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libecm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libecm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecm1
Install libecm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecm1
Install libecm1 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 libecm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecm1
How To Uninstall libecm1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libecm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecm1
Uninstall libecm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecm1
Remove libecm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libecm1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecm1
Remove libecm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecm1
Dependencies
libecm1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecm1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.