How to Install and Uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.i686 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 02,2024

1. Install "rubygem-bigdecimal.i686" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rubygem-bigdecimal.i686 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rubygem-bigdecimal.i686" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.i686 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rubygem-bigdecimal.i686 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : rubygem-bigdecimal
Version : 1.3.4
Release : 110.module_el8.6.0+3074+4b08f9d4
Architecture : i686
Size : 100 k
Source : ruby-2.5.9-110.module_el8.6.0+3074+4b08f9d4.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : BigDecimal provides arbitrary-precision floating point decimal arithmetic
URL : http://ruby-lang.org/
License : Ruby or BSD
Description : Ruby provides built-in support for arbitrary precision integer arithmetic.
: For example:
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: 42**13 -> 1265437718438866624512
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: BigDecimal provides similar support for very large or very accurate floating
: point numbers. Decimal arithmetic is also useful for general calculation,
: because it provides the correct answers people expect–whereas normal binary
: floating point arithmetic often introduces subtle errors because of the
: conversion between base 10 and base 2.