How To Install libgf2x1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgf2x1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgf2x1
libgf2x1 is:
GF2X is a C/C++ software package containing routines for fast arithmetic in GF(2)[x] (multiplication, squaring, GCD) and searching for irreducible/primitive trinomials.
There are three methods to install libgf2x1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgf2x1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgf2x1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgf2x1
Install libgf2x1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgf2x1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgf2x1
Install libgf2x1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgf2x1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgf2x1
How To Uninstall libgf2x1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgf2x1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgf2x1
Uninstall libgf2x1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgf2x1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgf2x1
Remove libgf2x1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgf2x1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgf2x1
Remove libgf2x1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgf2x1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgf2x1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgf2x1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
