How To Install mpdecimal on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpdecimal on CentOS 7.
What is mpdecimal
The package contains a library limpdec implementing General Decimal Arithmetic Specification. The specification, written by Mike Cowlishaw from IBM, defines a general purpose arbitrary precision data type together with rigorously specified functions and rounding behavior.
We can use yum or dnf to install mpdecimal on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mpdecimal.
Install mpdecimal on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mpdecimal using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mpdecimal
Install mpdecimal on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mpdecimal using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mpdecimal
How To Uninstall mpdecimal on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mpdecimal package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mpdecimal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpdecimal on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
