How To Install libstdio-ocaml on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdio-ocaml on Debian 11. libstdio-ocaml is standard IO library for OCaml (runtime)

Introduction

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

What is libstdio-ocaml

libstdio-ocaml is:

Stdio implements simple input/output functionalities for OCaml.

It re-exports the input/output functions of the OCaml standard libraries using a more consistent API.

This package contains runtime files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstdio-ocaml

Install libstdio-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstdio-ocaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install libstdio-ocaml

How To Uninstall libstdio-ocaml on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libstdio-ocaml

Uninstall libstdio-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdio-ocaml

Remove libstdio-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdio-ocaml

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

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

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

Dependencies

libstdio-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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