How To Install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Kali Linux. libratpoints-2.1.3 is library for finding rational points on hyperelliptic curves

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Kali Linux.

What is libratpoints-2.1.3

libratpoints-2.1.3 is:

This program tries to find all rational points within a given height bound on a hyperelliptic curve in a very efficient way, by using an optimized quadratic sieve algorithm.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libratpoints-2.1.3 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-2.1.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-2.1.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

Install libratpoints-2.1.3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-2.1.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libratpoints-2.1.3

How To Uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libratpoints-2.1.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libratpoints-2.1.3

Uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libratpoints-2.1.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libratpoints-2.1.3

Remove libratpoints-2.1.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libratpoints-2.1.3

Remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libratpoints-2.1.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libratpoints-2.1.3

Dependencies

libratpoints-2.1.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-2.1.3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.