How To Install libflint-arb1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint-arb1 on Debian 9. libflint-arb1 is C library for arbitrary-precision ball arithmetic, shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint-arb1 on Debian 9.

What is libflint-arb1

libflint-arb1 is:

FLINT-ARB is a C library for high-performance arbitrary-precision floating-point ball (mid-rad interval) arithmetic. It supports complex numbers, polynomials, matrices, and evaluation of special functions, all with rigorous error bounding.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libflint-arb1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libflint-arb1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libflint-arb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflint-arb1

Install libflint-arb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libflint-arb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libflint-arb1

Install libflint-arb1 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 libflint-arb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflint-arb1

How To Uninstall libflint-arb1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libflint-arb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflint-arb1

Uninstall libflint-arb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libflint-arb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflint-arb1

Remove libflint-arb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libflint-arb1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libflint-arb1

Remove libflint-arb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libflint-arb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflint-arb1

Dependencies

libflint-arb1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint-arb1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.