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