How To Install libx32quadmath0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32quadmath0 on Ubuntu 20.04. libx32quadmath0 is GCC Quad-Precision Math Library (x32) GCC Quad-Precision Math Library (x32)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32quadmath0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libx32quadmath0

libx32quadmath0 is:

A library, which provides quad-precision mathematical functions on targets supporting the __float128 datatype. The library is used to provide on such targets the REAL(16) type in the GNU Fortran compiler.

Package: libx32quadmath0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 10-20200411-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: libs Source: gcc-10 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 303 Depends: gcc-10-base (= 10-20200411-0ubuntu1), libc6-x32 (>= 2.23) Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-10/libx32quadmath0_10-20200411-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 148632 MD5sum: bb1359d29bf1d8141446de87d5b85706 SHA1: 9e5874df60cc4a3bda9bdd4f11546a570a2d4e74 SHA256: d35b717129bcd6b61e74cad0040128237a5343bbca9c3419968dec1330a67b0c Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description-en: GCC Quad-Precision Math Library (x32) A library, which provides quad-precision mathematical functions on targets supporting the __float128 datatype. The library is used to provide on such targets the REAL(16) type in the GNU Fortran compiler.

There are three methods to install libx32quadmath0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libx32quadmath0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32quadmath0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx32quadmath0

Install libx32quadmath0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx32quadmath0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx32quadmath0

Install libx32quadmath0 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 libx32quadmath0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx32quadmath0

How To Uninstall libx32quadmath0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libx32quadmath0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx32quadmath0

Uninstall libx32quadmath0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx32quadmath0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx32quadmath0

Remove libx32quadmath0 Configurations and Data

To remove libx32quadmath0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx32quadmath0

Remove libx32quadmath0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx32quadmath0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx32quadmath0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx32quadmath0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.