How To Install cmigrep on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmigrep on Debian 9. cmigrep is search in OCaml compiled interface files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmigrep on Debian 9.

What is cmigrep

cmigrep is:

This program allows you to search for items (like for instance types, constructors, or exceptions) in compiled interface files generated by the Objective Caml compiler.

There are three methods to install cmigrep on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cmigrep Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cmigrep using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cmigrep

Install cmigrep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cmigrep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cmigrep

Install cmigrep 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cmigrep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmigrep

How To Uninstall cmigrep on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cmigrep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cmigrep

Uninstall cmigrep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cmigrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmigrep

Remove cmigrep Configurations and Data

To remove cmigrep configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cmigrep

Remove cmigrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cmigrep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmigrep

Dependencies

cmigrep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmigrep package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.