Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfxdiv-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfxdiv-dev
libfxdiv-dev is:
On modern CPUs and GPUs integer division is several times slower than
multiplication. FXdiv implements an algorithm to replace an integer division
with a multiplication and two shifts. This algorithm improves performance when
an application performs repeated divisions by the same divisor.
This is a header-only library.
There are three methods to install libfxdiv-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfxdiv-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfxdiv-dev
Install libfxdiv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfxdiv-dev
Install libfxdiv-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfxdiv-dev
How To Uninstall libfxdiv-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfxdiv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfxdiv-dev
Uninstall libfxdiv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfxdiv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfxdiv-dev
Remove libfxdiv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfxdiv-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfxdiv-dev
Remove libfxdiv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfxdiv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfxdiv-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfxdiv-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
