How To Install camlmix on Debian 10

Learn how to install camlmix on Debian 10 with this tutorial. camlmix is preprocessor which converts text with embedded OCaml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install camlmix on Debian 10.

What is camlmix

camlmix is:

Camlmix is a generic preprocessor which converts text with embedded OCaml into an OCaml program with embedded text. It produces text documents from one or several templates. OCaml toplevel statements are inserted between ‘## … ##’, and OCaml string expressions between ‘##= … ##’.

There are three methods to install camlmix on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install camlmix Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install camlmix

Install camlmix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install camlmix

Install camlmix 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 camlmix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install camlmix

How To Uninstall camlmix on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove camlmix

Uninstall camlmix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall camlmix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove camlmix

Remove camlmix Configurations and Data

To remove camlmix configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge camlmix

Remove camlmix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge camlmix

Dependencies

camlmix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install camlmix package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.