How To Install libmlpost-ocaml-doc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-doc on Debian 11. libmlpost-ocaml-doc is Objective Caml interface to Metapost (doc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-doc on Debian 11.

What is libmlpost-ocaml-doc

libmlpost-ocaml-doc is:

Mlpost is an OCaml library for scientific drawing. It relies on Metapost, giving the possibility to include (La)TeX fragments. Mlpost users can use the full power of OCaml to generate their diagrams, including static typing and the possibility to use any OCaml library. Moreover, Mlpost promotes a declarative style quite different from existing tools.

This package contains the API reference of the library.

There are three methods to install libmlpost-ocaml-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmlpost-ocaml-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Install libmlpost-ocaml-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Install libmlpost-ocaml-doc 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 libmlpost-ocaml-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmlpost-ocaml-doc

How To Uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-doc on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Remove libmlpost-ocaml-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libmlpost-ocaml-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Remove libmlpost-ocaml-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlpost-ocaml-doc

Dependencies

libmlpost-ocaml-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.