How To Install libmpfr4-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfr4-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libmpfr4-dbg
libmpfr4-dbg is:
MPFR provides a library for multiple-precision floating-point computation with correct rounding. The computation is both efficient and has a well-defined semantics. It copies the good ideas from the ANSI/IEEE-754 standard for double-precision floating-point arithmetic (53-bit mantissa).
This package contains the debugging symbols for libmpfr4.
There are three methods to install libmpfr4-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmpfr4-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfr4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpfr4-dbg
Install libmpfr4-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfr4-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpfr4-dbg
Install libmpfr4-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfr4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpfr4-dbg
How To Uninstall libmpfr4-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmpfr4-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpfr4-dbg
Uninstall libmpfr4-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpfr4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpfr4-dbg
Remove libmpfr4-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libmpfr4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpfr4-dbg
Remove libmpfr4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpfr4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpfr4-dbg
Dependencies
libmpfr4-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfr4-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
