.. _spkg_ntl:

ntl: A library for doing number theory
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Description
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NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data
structures and algorithms for manipulating signed, arbitrary length
integers, and for vectors, matrices, and polynomials over the integers
and over finite fields.

Website: http://www.shoup.net/ntl/

License
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-  GNU LGPLv2.1+


Upstream Contact
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-  Victor Shoup - for contact info see http://www.shoup.net/

Dependencies
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-  gmp
-  gf2x


Special Update/Build Instructions
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-  None

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    11.4.3


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install ntl

cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install ntl

Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  ntl

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  ntl

freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install ntl

gentoo:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo emerge ntl

homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install ntl

nix:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ nix-env --install ntl

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install ntl

See https://repology.org/project/ntl/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.