How To Install libestring-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libestring-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libestring-ocaml-dev
libestring-ocaml-dev is:
estring, which stands for `extended strings’ is a syntax extension allowing to prefix string literals with a specifier to change their meaning.
This package used to be part of the batteries project.
There are three methods to install libestring-ocaml-dev 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 libestring-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 libestring-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libestring-ocaml-dev
Install libestring-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libestring-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libestring-ocaml-dev
Install libestring-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libestring-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libestring-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libestring-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libestring-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libestring-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libestring-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libestring-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libestring-ocaml-dev
Remove libestring-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libestring-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libestring-ocaml-dev
Remove libestring-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libestring-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libestring-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libestring-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libestring-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
