How To Install libgmpada5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmpada5 is Ada binding to the GNU MultiPrecision library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmpada5

libgmpada5 is:

GMPAda allows programmers to use the GNU MultiPrecision library within the Ada language: unbounded integers, rationals and floats.

This package contains the runtime shared library.

There are three methods to install libgmpada5 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 libgmpada5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmpada5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmpada5

Install libgmpada5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmpada5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmpada5

Install libgmpada5 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 libgmpada5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmpada5

How To Uninstall libgmpada5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmpada5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmpada5

Uninstall libgmpada5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmpada5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmpada5

Remove libgmpada5 Configurations and Data

To remove libgmpada5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmpada5

Remove libgmpada5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmpada5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmpada5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmpada5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.