How To Install libeqaf-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeqaf-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libeqaf-ocaml-dev is constant-time equal function on string for OCaml (dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeqaf-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libeqaf-ocaml-dev

libeqaf-ocaml-dev is:

This package provides an equal function on string in constant-time to avoid timing-attack with crypto stuff.

This package contains development files.

There are three methods to install libeqaf-ocaml-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 libeqaf-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 libeqaf-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libeqaf-ocaml-dev

Install libeqaf-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libeqaf-ocaml-dev

Install libeqaf-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 libeqaf-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeqaf-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libeqaf-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libeqaf-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libeqaf-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeqaf-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeqaf-ocaml-dev

Remove libeqaf-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libeqaf-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeqaf-ocaml-dev

Remove libeqaf-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeqaf-ocaml-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeqaf-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.