How To Install libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libresult-ocaml-dev is compatibility Result module (dev files)

Introduction

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

What is libresult-ocaml-dev

libresult-ocaml-dev is:

Projects that want to use the new result type defined in OCaml >= 4.03 while staying compatible with older version of OCaml should use the Result module defined in this library.

This package contains development files.

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

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

Install libresult-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libresult-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libresult-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libresult-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libresult-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libresult-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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