How to Install and Uninstall libmpdec-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libmpdec-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libmpdec-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libmpdec-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libmpdec-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                libmpdec-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmpdec-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libmpdec-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.1-2build2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: mpdecimal
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 472
Depends: libmpdec3 (= 2.5.1-2build2)
Suggests: libmpdec-doc
Filename: pool/main/m/mpdecimal/libmpdec-dev_2.5.1-2build2_amd64.deb
Size: 103518
MD5sum: 10de2471472c945c7c4766c648ee0b20
SHA1: e5f55cf367ba030ed68ceaafe16eaef286054e73
SHA256: c0a61e471db5d84fe4fe3be980e09ae7cc5dba0d380b6ee78c083c2c4c8bb5ab
SHA512: fc836d111134acad0ff6b0c180429d84cb014e9319aa2739ed4a4687f1c746a238f4758577ce6d15f851031d790a318fa60913008e5fb9caff59020e85a8f11d
Homepage: https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/index.html
Description: library for decimal floating point arithmetic (development files)
Description-md5: aaec92a2292a393a662516d21db6c572