How To Install dune on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dune on Kali Linux.

What is dune

dune 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.

ocaml-dune was previously called dune; this is a transitional package, which can be safely removed.

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

Install dune Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dune

Install dune Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dune

Install dune Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install dune

How To Uninstall dune on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dune

Uninstall dune And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dune and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dune

Remove dune Configurations and Data

To remove dune configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dune

Remove dune configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dune

Dependencies

dune have the following dependencies:

• ocaml-dune

References

• dune website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dune package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.