How to Install and Uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 9

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rubygem-bigdecimal.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : rubygem-bigdecimal
Version : 3.0.0
Release : 160.el9_0
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 54 k
Source : ruby-3.0.4-160.el9_0.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : BigDecimal provides arbitrary-precision floating point decimal arithmetic
URL : https://www.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.