How To Install libalsa-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalsa-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. libalsa-ocaml-dev is OCaml bindings for the ALSA library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalsa-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.

What is libalsa-ocaml-dev

libalsa-ocaml-dev is:

This OCaml library interfaces the ALSA library libasound to access audio devices.

This package contains all the development stuff you need to use ocaml-alsa in your programs.

There are three methods to install libalsa-ocaml-dev 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 libalsa-ocaml-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libalsa-ocaml-dev

Install libalsa-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libalsa-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libalsa-ocaml-dev

Install libalsa-ocaml-dev 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 libalsa-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libalsa-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libalsa-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libalsa-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libalsa-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libalsa-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libalsa-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libalsa-ocaml-dev

Remove libalsa-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libalsa-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libalsa-ocaml-dev

Remove libalsa-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libalsa-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libalsa-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

libalsa-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libalsa-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.