How To Install libmenhir-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmenhir-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. libmenhir-ocaml-dev is Menhir library for OCaml

Introduction

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

What is libmenhir-ocaml-dev

libmenhir-ocaml-dev is:

This package contains the Menhir library for OCaml. It gives access to, among others, the following modules:

  • InfiniteArray: implements infinite arrays, that is, arrays that grow transparently upon demand.
  • RowDisplacement: compresses a two-dimensional table, where some values are considered insignificant, via row displacement.
  • Engine: LR parsing engine.

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

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

Install libmenhir-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmenhir-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmenhir-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libmenhir-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmenhir-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libmenhir-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libmenhir-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmenhir-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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