How To Install libapfloat-java on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapfloat-java on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libapfloat-java
libapfloat-java is:
Apfloat is a high performance arbitrary precision arithmetic library. You can perform calculations with a precision of millions of digits with it. It’s as simple to use as Java’s BigDecimal or BigInteger classes, but performs a lot better with extreme precision numbers (more than a few hundred digits). Also, a full suite of mathematical functions for arbitrary precision numbers are available: all those existing in java.lang.Math and more.
There are three methods to install libapfloat-java 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 libapfloat-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapfloat-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapfloat-java
Install libapfloat-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapfloat-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapfloat-java
Install libapfloat-java 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 libapfloat-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapfloat-java
How To Uninstall libapfloat-java on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libapfloat-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapfloat-java
Uninstall libapfloat-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapfloat-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapfloat-java
Remove libapfloat-java Configurations and Data
To remove libapfloat-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapfloat-java
Remove libapfloat-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapfloat-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapfloat-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapfloat-java package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
