How To Install camlp5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlp5 on Debian 9.
What is camlp5
camlp5 is:
Objective Caml (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML.
CamlP4 is a Pre-Processor-Pretty-Printer for Objective Caml. It offers tools for syntax (Stream Parsers and Grammars) and the ability to modify the concrete syntax of the language (Quotations, Syntax Extensions).
This package contains the “classical” version of CamlP4 executables and libraries for pre-processing and pretty-printing OCaml sources both interactively and in a batch fashion. The “classical” version is the implementation of CamlP4 which used to be distributed with OCaml before the release of version 3.10.
There are three methods to install camlp5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install camlp5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install camlp5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install camlp5
Install camlp5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install camlp5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install camlp5
Install camlp5 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 camlp5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install camlp5
How To Uninstall camlp5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the camlp5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove camlp5
Uninstall camlp5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall camlp5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove camlp5
Remove camlp5 Configurations and Data
To remove camlp5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge camlp5
Remove camlp5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove camlp5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge camlp5
Dependencies
camlp5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install camlp5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.