How To Install libmpfr4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfr4 on Debian 9.
What is libmpfr4
libmpfr4 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).
There are three methods to install libmpfr4 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpfr4
Install libmpfr4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfr4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpfr4
Install libmpfr4 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpfr4
How To Uninstall libmpfr4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmpfr4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpfr4
Uninstall libmpfr4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpfr4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpfr4
Remove libmpfr4 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpfr4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpfr4
Remove libmpfr4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpfr4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpfr4
Dependencies
libmpfr4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfr4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
