How To Install libgmp3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmp3-dev
libgmp3-dev is:
This is a dummy package that simply pulls in libgmp-dev. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install libgmp3-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 libgmp3-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 libgmp3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmp3-dev
Install libgmp3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmp3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmp3-dev
Install libgmp3-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 libgmp3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmp3-dev
How To Uninstall libgmp3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmp3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmp3-dev
Uninstall libgmp3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmp3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmp3-dev
Remove libgmp3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmp3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmp3-dev
Remove libgmp3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmp3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmp3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.