How To Install flexdll on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install flexdll on Debian 9. flexdll is OCaml cross-compiler based on mingw – FlexDLL linker

Introduction

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

What is flexdll

flexdll is:

Objective Caml (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML.

OCaml comprises two compilers. One generates bytecode which is then interpreted by a C program. This compiler runs quickly, generates compact code with moderate memory requirements, and is portable to essentially any 32 or 64 bit Unix platform. Performance of generated programs is quite good for a bytecoded implementation: almost twice as fast as Caml Light 0.7. This compiler can be used either as a standalone, batch-oriented compiler that produces standalone programs, or as an interactive, toplevel-based system.

The other compiler generates high-performance native code for a number of processors. Compilation takes longer and generates bigger code, but the generated programs deliver excellent performance, while retaining the moderate memory requirements of the bytecode compiler. It is not available on all arches though.

This package contains the flexDLL linker that is used to link OCaml modules on windows.

There are three methods to install flexdll 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 flexdll Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flexdll

Install flexdll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flexdll

Install flexdll 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 flexdll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flexdll

How To Uninstall flexdll on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove flexdll

Uninstall flexdll And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flexdll

Remove flexdll Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge flexdll

Remove flexdll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flexdll

Dependencies

flexdll have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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