How To Install libmpfi-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfi-dev on Debian 10.
What is libmpfi-dev
libmpfi-dev 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 static library and symbolic links needed for development.
There are three methods to install libmpfi-dev on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpfi-dev
Install libmpfi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpfi-dev
Install libmpfi-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpfi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpfi-dev
How To Uninstall libmpfi-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmpfi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpfi-dev
Uninstall libmpfi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpfi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpfi-dev
Remove libmpfi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmpfi-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpfi-dev
Remove libmpfi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpfi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpfi-dev
Dependencies
libmpfi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpfi-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.