How To Install camlidl-doc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlidl-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is camlidl-doc
camlidl-doc 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 documentation in PostScript, PDF and HTML formats.
There are three methods to install camlidl-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install camlidl-doc
Install camlidl-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install camlidl-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install camlidl-doc
Install camlidl-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install camlidl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install camlidl-doc
How To Uninstall camlidl-doc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the camlidl-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove camlidl-doc
Uninstall camlidl-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall camlidl-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove camlidl-doc
Remove camlidl-doc Configurations and Data
To remove camlidl-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge camlidl-doc
Remove camlidl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove camlidl-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge camlidl-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlidl-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.