How To Install ocamlmakefile on Debian 12

Learn how to install ocamlmakefile on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ocamlmakefile is general makefile for the Objective Caml programming language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlmakefile on Debian 12.

What is ocamlmakefile

ocamlmakefile is:

OCamlMakefile is a general makefile which allows a programmer to create quickly customized makefiles for a project written in the Objective Caml programming language. Typically, a customized makefile consists of the definition of a few variables, and an inclusion of the general makefile provided by this package.

There are three methods to install ocamlmakefile on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ocamlmakefile Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocamlmakefile

Install ocamlmakefile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocamlmakefile

Install ocamlmakefile 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 ocamlmakefile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocamlmakefile

How To Uninstall ocamlmakefile on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ocamlmakefile

Uninstall ocamlmakefile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocamlmakefile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocamlmakefile

Remove ocamlmakefile Configurations and Data

To remove ocamlmakefile configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocamlmakefile

Remove ocamlmakefile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocamlmakefile

Dependencies

ocamlmakefile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlmakefile package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.