How To Install libctypes-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctypes-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libctypes-ocaml-dev
libctypes-ocaml-dev is:
The ocaml-ctypes library makes it possible to call C functions directly from OCaml without writing or generating C code. The core of the library is a set of combinators for describing C types – scalars, functions, structs, unions, arrays, and pointers to values and functions. Type descriptions can then be used to bind native functions and values.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to use ocaml-ctypes.
There are three methods to install libctypes-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libctypes-ocaml-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 libctypes-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libctypes-ocaml-dev
Install libctypes-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libctypes-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libctypes-ocaml-dev
Install libctypes-ocaml-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 libctypes-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libctypes-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libctypes-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libctypes-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctypes-ocaml-dev
Remove libctypes-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libctypes-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libctypes-ocaml-dev
Remove libctypes-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libctypes-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctypes-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctypes-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
