How To Install jbuilder on Debian 10

Learn how to install jbuilder on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jbuilder is composable build system for OCaml projects – transitional package

Introduction

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

What is jbuilder

jbuilder is:

Dune is a build system designed for OCaml/Reason projects only. It focuses on providing the user with a consistent experience and takes care of most of the low-level details of OCaml compilation. All you have to do is provide a description of your project and Dune will do the rest.

Dune was previously called jbuilder; this is a transitional package, which can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install jbuilder 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 jbuilder Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jbuilder

Install jbuilder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jbuilder

Install jbuilder 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 jbuilder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jbuilder

How To Uninstall jbuilder on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jbuilder

Uninstall jbuilder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jbuilder

Remove jbuilder Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jbuilder

Remove jbuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jbuilder

Dependencies

jbuilder have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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