How To Install libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libmpdec-dev
libmpdec-dev is:
mpdecimal is a package for correctly-rounded arbitrary precision decimal floating point arithmetic.
There are three methods to install libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmpdec-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 libmpdec-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpdec-dev
Install libmpdec-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpdec-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpdec-dev
Install libmpdec-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 libmpdec-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpdec-dev
How To Uninstall libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmpdec-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpdec-dev
Uninstall libmpdec-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpdec-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpdec-dev
Remove libmpdec-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmpdec-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpdec-dev
Remove libmpdec-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpdec-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpdec-dev
Dependencies
libmpdec-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdec-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.