How to Install and Uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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2. Uninstall "rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : rubygem-bigdecimal
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.2.0
Release : 36.amzn2.0.2
Size : 85 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : BigDecimal provides arbitrary-precision floating point decimal
: arithmetic
URL : http://ruby-lang.org/
License : GPL+ or Artistic
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.