How To Install libfpath-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpath-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04. libfpath-ocaml is OCaml library for handling file system paths (runtime)

Introduction

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

What is libfpath-ocaml

libfpath-ocaml is:

Fpath is an OCaml module for handling file system paths with POSIX or Windows conventions. Fpath processes paths without accessing the file system and is independent from any system library.

This package contains the runtime files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfpath-ocaml

Install libfpath-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfpath-ocaml

Install libfpath-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfpath-ocaml

How To Uninstall libfpath-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libfpath-ocaml

Uninstall libfpath-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfpath-ocaml

Remove libfpath-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfpath-ocaml

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

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

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

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Summary

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