Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfplll-dev
libfplll-dev is:
fpLLL is a library for computing reduced (nearly orthogonal) bases
for Euclidean lattices using the floating-point LLL algorithm.
fpLLL contains multiple different implementations of the
floating-point LLL reduction algorithm, offering multiple different
speed/guarantees ratios.
It contains a ‘wrapper’ that chooses the estimated best sequence of
variants in order to provide a guaranteed output as fast as possible.
In the case of the wrapper, the succession of variants is oblivious
to the user.
This package contains development files for libfplll.
There are three methods to install libfplll-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfplll-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 libfplll-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfplll-dev
Install libfplll-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfplll-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfplll-dev
Install libfplll-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 libfplll-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfplll-dev
How To Uninstall libfplll-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfplll-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfplll-dev
Uninstall libfplll-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfplll-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfplll-dev
Remove libfplll-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfplll-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfplll-dev
Remove libfplll-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfplll-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfplll-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfplll-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
