How To Install libfplll2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll2 on Debian 9.
What is libfplll2
libfplll2 is:
fpLLL is a library for computing reduced (nearly orthogonal) bases for Euclidean lattices using the LLL algorithm.
fpLLL contains multiple different implementations of the floating-point LLL reduction algorithm, offering multiple different speed/guarantees ratios.
It contains a ‘wrapper’ that chooses the estimated best sequence of variants in order to provide a guaranteed output as fast as possible. In the case of the wrapper, the succession of variants is oblivious to the user.
This package contains the shared library libfplll.
There are three methods to install libfplll2 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 libfplll2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfplll2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfplll2
Install libfplll2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfplll2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfplll2
Install libfplll2 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 libfplll2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfplll2
How To Uninstall libfplll2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfplll2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfplll2
Uninstall libfplll2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfplll2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfplll2
Remove libfplll2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfplll2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfplll2
Remove libfplll2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfplll2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfplll2
Dependencies
libfplll2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.