How To Install libmpdec2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdec2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpdec2
libmpdec2 is:
mpdecimal is a package for correctly-rounded arbitrary precision decimal floating point arithmetic.
There are three methods to install libmpdec2 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 libmpdec2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpdec2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpdec2
Install libmpdec2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpdec2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpdec2
Install libmpdec2 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 libmpdec2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpdec2
How To Uninstall libmpdec2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpdec2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpdec2
Uninstall libmpdec2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpdec2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpdec2
Remove libmpdec2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmpdec2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpdec2
Remove libmpdec2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpdec2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpdec2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpdec2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
