How To Install libfplll8 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfplll8 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfplll8 is Library for LLL-reduction of Euclidean lattices, runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll8 on Debian 12.

What is libfplll8

libfplll8 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 libfplll8 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 libfplll8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfplll8

Install libfplll8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfplll8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfplll8

Install libfplll8 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 libfplll8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfplll8

How To Uninstall libfplll8 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfplll8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfplll8

Uninstall libfplll8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfplll8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfplll8

Remove libfplll8 Configurations and Data

To remove libfplll8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfplll8

Remove libfplll8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfplll8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfplll8

Dependencies

libfplll8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.