How To Install libgmp10 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp10 on Debian 9.
What is libgmp10
libgmp10 is:
GNU MP is a programmer’s library for arbitrary precision arithmetic (ie, a bignum package). It can operate on signed integer, rational, and floating point numeric types.
It has a rich set of functions, and the functions have a regular interface.
There are three methods to install libgmp10 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 libgmp10 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmp10 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmp10
Install libgmp10 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmp10 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmp10
Install libgmp10 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 libgmp10 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmp10
How To Uninstall libgmp10 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgmp10 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmp10
Uninstall libgmp10 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmp10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmp10
Remove libgmp10 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmp10 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmp10
Remove libgmp10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmp10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmp10
Dependencies
libgmp10 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp10 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.