How To Install libntl35 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl35 on Ubuntu 18.04. libntl35 is Number Theory Library, shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl35 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libntl35

libntl35 is:

NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data structures and algorithms for manipulating signed, arbitrary length integers, and for vectors, matrices, and polynomials over the integers and over finite fields.

This package contains the NTL shared library.

There are three methods to install libntl35 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 libntl35 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntl35 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntl35

Install libntl35 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntl35 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntl35

Install libntl35 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 libntl35 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntl35

How To Uninstall libntl35 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libntl35 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntl35

Uninstall libntl35 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntl35 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntl35

Remove libntl35 Configurations and Data

To remove libntl35 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntl35

Remove libntl35 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntl35 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntl35

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntl35 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.