How To Install camlidl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlidl on Debian 11.
What is camlidl
camlidl is:
CamlIDL generates stub code for interfacing Caml with C from an IDL description of the C functions. Thus, CamlIDL automates the most tedious task in interfacing C libraries with Caml programs.
It can also be used to interface Caml programs with other languages, as long as those languages have a well-defined C interface.
This package contains the CamlIDL executable.
There are three methods to install camlidl 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 camlidl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install camlidl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install camlidl
Install camlidl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install camlidl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install camlidl
Install camlidl 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 camlidl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install camlidl
How To Uninstall camlidl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the camlidl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove camlidl
Uninstall camlidl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall camlidl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove camlidl
Remove camlidl Configurations and Data
To remove camlidl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge camlidl
Remove camlidl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove camlidl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge camlidl
Dependencies
camlidl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlidl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
