How To Install elpi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpi on Debian 12.
What is elpi
elpi is:
ELPI implements a lambda-Prolog interpreter enriched with constraint handling rules, to provide an extension language to larger applications written in OCaml.
This package provides the command-line tool.
There are three methods to install elpi on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elpi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elpi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpi
Install elpi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpi
Install elpi 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 elpi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpi
How To Uninstall elpi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpi
Uninstall elpi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpi
Remove elpi Configurations and Data
To remove elpi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpi
Remove elpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpi
Dependencies
elpi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.