How To Install js-of-ocaml on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install js-of-ocaml on Debian 9.
What is js-of-ocaml
js-of-ocaml is:
Js_of_ocaml is a compiler of OCaml bytecode to JavaScript. It makes it possible to run OCaml programs in a web browser. Its key features are the following:
- the whole language, and most of the standard library are supported;
- the generated code can be used with any web server and browser;
- you can use a standard installation of OCaml to compile your programs. In particular, you do not have to recompile a library to use it with Js_of_ocaml. You just have to link your program with a specific library to interface with the browser APIs.
This package contains the compiler itself.
There are three methods to install js-of-ocaml 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 js-of-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install js-of-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install js-of-ocaml
Install js-of-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install js-of-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install js-of-ocaml
Install js-of-ocaml 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 js-of-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install js-of-ocaml
How To Uninstall js-of-ocaml on Debian 9
To uninstall only the js-of-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove js-of-ocaml
Uninstall js-of-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall js-of-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove js-of-ocaml
Remove js-of-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove js-of-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge js-of-ocaml
Remove js-of-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove js-of-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge js-of-ocaml
Dependencies
js-of-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install js-of-ocaml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.