How To Install python-gmpy2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gmpy2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gmpy2
python-gmpy2 is:
gmpy is a C-coded Python extension module that wraps the GMP library to provide to Python code fast multiprecision arithmetic (integer, rational, and float), random number generation, advanced number-theoretical functions, and more.
This package installs Python 2 support for gmpy2.
There are three methods to install python-gmpy2 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 python-gmpy2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gmpy2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gmpy2
Install python-gmpy2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gmpy2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gmpy2
Install python-gmpy2 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 python-gmpy2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gmpy2
How To Uninstall python-gmpy2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gmpy2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gmpy2
Uninstall python-gmpy2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gmpy2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gmpy2
Remove python-gmpy2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-gmpy2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gmpy2
Remove python-gmpy2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gmpy2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gmpy2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gmpy2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
