How To Install libsedlex-ocaml on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsedlex-ocaml on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsedlex-ocaml is Unicode-friendly lexer generator for OCaml (Runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsedlex-ocaml on Debian 10.

What is libsedlex-ocaml

libsedlex-ocaml is:

A lexer generator for OCaml, similar to ocamllex, but supporting Unicode. Contrary to ocamllex, lexer specifications for sedlex are embedded in regular OCaml source files.

There are three methods to install libsedlex-ocaml on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsedlex-ocaml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsedlex-ocaml

Install libsedlex-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsedlex-ocaml

Install libsedlex-ocaml 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 libsedlex-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsedlex-ocaml

How To Uninstall libsedlex-ocaml on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libsedlex-ocaml

Uninstall libsedlex-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsedlex-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsedlex-ocaml

Remove libsedlex-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libsedlex-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsedlex-ocaml

Remove libsedlex-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsedlex-ocaml

Dependencies

libsedlex-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsedlex-ocaml package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.