How To Install libpxp-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpxp-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. libpxp-ocaml-dev is OCaml library that implements an XML-1.0 validating parser

Introduction

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

What is libpxp-ocaml-dev

libpxp-ocaml-dev is:

PXP is a validating parser for XML-1.0 which has been written entirely in Objective Caml.

PXP is the new name of the parser formerly known as “Markup”. PXP means “Polymorphic XML parser” and emphasizes its most useful property: that the API is polymorphic and can be configured such that different objects are used to store different types of elements.

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

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

Install libpxp-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpxp-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpxp-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libpxp-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libpxp-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libpxp-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libpxp-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpxp-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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