How To Install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
liboptcomp-camlp4-dev is:
Optcomp is a syntax extension which handles #if, #else, … directives in OCaml source files. Compared to cpp:
- it does not interpret //, /*, and */ as comment delimiters
- it does not complains about missing '
- it is easier to integrate in the build process when using other camlp4 syntax extensions
- it does not do macro expansion while cpp does Compared to pa_macro, it does not require code that will be dropped to be valid OCaml code. This can be useful for code that optionnally uses GADTs, but can be compiled with older versions of OCaml.
This package contains the syntax extension as a camlp4 module.
There are three methods to install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install liboptcomp-camlp4-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 liboptcomp-camlp4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
Install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
Install liboptcomp-camlp4-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 liboptcomp-camlp4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
How To Uninstall liboptcomp-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liboptcomp-camlp4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
Uninstall liboptcomp-camlp4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liboptcomp-camlp4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
Remove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
Remove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liboptcomp-camlp4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liboptcomp-camlp4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liboptcomp-camlp4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
