How To Install libgmpada7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmpada7-dev is Ada binding to the GNU MultiPrecision library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmpada7-dev

libgmpada7-dev is:

GMPAda allows programmers to use the GNU MultiPrecision library within the Ada language: unbounded integers, rationals and floats.

Install this package if you want to write programs that use libgmpada.

There are three methods to install libgmpada7-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 libgmpada7-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 libgmpada7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmpada7-dev

Install libgmpada7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmpada7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmpada7-dev

Install libgmpada7-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 libgmpada7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmpada7-dev

How To Uninstall libgmpada7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmpada7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmpada7-dev

Uninstall libgmpada7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmpada7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmpada7-dev

Remove libgmpada7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgmpada7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmpada7-dev

Remove libgmpada7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmpada7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmpada7-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.