How To Install libratpoints-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libratpoints-dev
libratpoints-dev 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 development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libratpoints-dev 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 libratpoints-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libratpoints-dev
Install libratpoints-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libratpoints-dev
Install libratpoints-dev 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 libratpoints-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libratpoints-dev
How To Uninstall libratpoints-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libratpoints-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libratpoints-dev
Uninstall libratpoints-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libratpoints-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libratpoints-dev
Remove libratpoints-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libratpoints-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libratpoints-dev
Remove libratpoints-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libratpoints-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libratpoints-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
