How To Install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
on Debian 9.
What is ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 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 build OCaml code targeted to be executed under 32 bit windows.
There are three methods to install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
on Debian 9. 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-mingw-w64-i686 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-mingw-w64-i686
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 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-mingw-w64-i686
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
How To Uninstall ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Uninstall ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Remove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 Configurations and Data
To remove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Remove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
Dependencies
ocaml-mingw-w64-i686 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-mingw-w64-i686
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.