How To Install libatdgen-ocaml on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatdgen-ocaml on Debian 9. libatdgen-ocaml is OCaml code generator for biniou and JSON - plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libatdgen-ocaml on Debian 9.

What is libatdgen-ocaml

libatdgen-ocaml is:

Atdgen is a command-line program that takes as input type definitions in the ATD syntax and produces OCaml code suitable for data serialization and deserialization. Two data formats are currently supported, these are biniou and JSON.

This package contains the shared runtime libraries (plugin).

There are three methods to install libatdgen-ocaml 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 libatdgen-ocaml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libatdgen-ocaml

Install libatdgen-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libatdgen-ocaml

Install libatdgen-ocaml 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 libatdgen-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libatdgen-ocaml

How To Uninstall libatdgen-ocaml on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libatdgen-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libatdgen-ocaml

Uninstall libatdgen-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatdgen-ocaml

Remove libatdgen-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libatdgen-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libatdgen-ocaml

Remove libatdgen-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatdgen-ocaml

Dependencies

libatdgen-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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