How to Install and Uninstall gmp.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "gmp.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gmp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                gmp.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gmp.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gmp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                gmp.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gmp.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : gmp
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 1
Version : 6.0.0
Release : 15.amzn2.0.2
Size : 641 k
Repo : installed
Summary : A GNU arbitrary precision library
URL : http://gmplib.org/
License : LGPLv3+ or GPLv2+
Description : The gmp package contains GNU MP, a library for arbitrary precision
: arithmetic, signed integers operations, rational numbers and
: floating point numbers. GNU MP is designed for speed, for both
: small and very large operands. GNU MP is fast because it uses
: fullwords as the basic arithmetic type, it uses fast algorithms,
: it carefully optimizes assembly code for many CPUs' most common
: inner loops, and it generally emphasizes speed over
: simplicity/elegance in its operations.
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: Install the gmp package if you need a fast arbitrary precision
: library.