How To Install libstringext-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstringext-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04. libstringext-ocaml is extra string functions for OCaml (runtime files)

Introduction

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

What is libstringext-ocaml

libstringext-ocaml is:

Extra string functions for OCaml. Mainly splitting. All functions are in the Stringext module.

This package contains runtime files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstringext-ocaml

Install libstringext-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstringext-ocaml

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libstringext-ocaml

How To Uninstall libstringext-ocaml on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libstringext-ocaml

Uninstall libstringext-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstringext-ocaml

Remove libstringext-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstringext-ocaml

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

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

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

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Summary

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