How To Install libzn-poly-0.9 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzn-poly-0.9 on Ubuntu 18.04. libzn-poly-0.9 is Library for polynomial arithmetic in Z/nZ[x]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzn-poly-0.9 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzn-poly-0.9

libzn-poly-0.9 is:

zn_poly is a C library for polynomial arithmetic in Z/nZ[x], where n is any modulus that fits into an unsigned long.

There are three methods to install libzn-poly-0.9 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 libzn-poly-0.9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzn-poly-0.9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzn-poly-0.9

Install libzn-poly-0.9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzn-poly-0.9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzn-poly-0.9

Install libzn-poly-0.9 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 libzn-poly-0.9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzn-poly-0.9

How To Uninstall libzn-poly-0.9 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzn-poly-0.9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzn-poly-0.9

Uninstall libzn-poly-0.9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzn-poly-0.9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzn-poly-0.9

Remove libzn-poly-0.9 Configurations and Data

To remove libzn-poly-0.9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzn-poly-0.9

Remove libzn-poly-0.9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzn-poly-0.9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzn-poly-0.9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzn-poly-0.9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.