How To Install libalsa-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalsa-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libalsa-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
