How To Install libzn-poly-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzn-poly-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libzn-poly-dev is development files for libzn-poly

Introduction

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

What is libzn-poly-dev

libzn-poly-dev 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.

This package contains the development files for the library.

There are three methods to install libzn-poly-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 libzn-poly-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 libzn-poly-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libzn-poly-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzn-poly-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libzn-poly-dev

How To Uninstall libzn-poly-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libzn-poly-dev

Uninstall libzn-poly-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzn-poly-dev 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-dev

Remove libzn-poly-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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