How To Install libmpfi-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfi-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpfi-dev-common
libmpfi-dev-common is:
This package provides a C library of functions for interval arithmetic computations with arbitrary precision.
The basic principle of interval arithmetic consists in enclosing every number by an interval containing it and being representable by machine numbers: for instance it can be stored as its lower and upper endpoints and these bounds are machine numbers, or as a centre and a radius which are machine numbers.
The arithmetic operations are extended for interval operands in such a way that the exact result of the operation belongs to the computed interval.
The purpose of an arbitrary precision interval arithmetic is on the one hand to get guaranteed results, thanks to interval computation, and on the other hand to obtain accurate results, thanks to multiple precision arithmetic. The MPFI library is built upon MPFR in order to benefit from the correct roundings provided by MPFR. Further advantages of using MPFR are its portability and compliance with the IEEE 754 standard for floating-point arithmetic.
This package provides the headers needed by developers.
There are three methods to install libmpfi-dev-common 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 libmpfi-dev-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfi-dev-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpfi-dev-common
Install libmpfi-dev-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfi-dev-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpfi-dev-common
Install libmpfi-dev-common 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 libmpfi-dev-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpfi-dev-common
How To Uninstall libmpfi-dev-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpfi-dev-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpfi-dev-common
Uninstall libmpfi-dev-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpfi-dev-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpfi-dev-common
Remove libmpfi-dev-common Configurations and Data
To remove libmpfi-dev-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpfi-dev-common
Remove libmpfi-dev-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpfi-dev-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpfi-dev-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfi-dev-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
