How To Install ocaml on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml on Debian 11. ocaml is ML language implementation with a class-based object system

Introduction

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

What is ocaml

ocaml is:

Objective Caml (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML.

OCaml comprises two compilers. One generates bytecode which is then interpreted by a C program. This compiler runs quickly, generates compact code with moderate memory requirements, and is portable to essentially any 32 or 64 bit Unix platform. Performance of generated programs is quite good for a bytecoded implementation: almost twice as fast as Caml Light 0.7. This compiler can be used either as a standalone, batch-oriented compiler that produces standalone programs, or as an interactive, toplevel-based system.

The other compiler generates high-performance native code for a number of processors. Compilation takes longer and generates bigger code, but the generated programs deliver excellent performance, while retaining the moderate memory requirements of the bytecode compiler. It is not available on all arches though.

This package contains everything needed to develop OCaml applications, including the graphics libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml

Install ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml

Install 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 ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml

How To Uninstall ocaml on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml

Uninstall ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml

Remove ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml

Remove ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml

Dependencies

ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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