How To Install libatdgen-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatdgen-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libatdgen-ocaml-dev
libatdgen-ocaml-dev is:
Atdgen is a command-line program that takes as input type definitions in the ATD syntax and produces OCaml code suitable for data serialization and deserialization. Two data formats are currently supported, these are biniou and JSON.
This package contains the adtgen executable and the files necessary for programming with the library.
There are three methods to install libatdgen-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 libatdgen-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 libatdgen-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatdgen-ocaml-dev
Install libatdgen-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatdgen-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatdgen-ocaml-dev
Install libatdgen-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 libatdgen-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatdgen-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libatdgen-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libatdgen-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatdgen-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libatdgen-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatdgen-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 libatdgen-ocaml-dev
Remove libatdgen-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libatdgen-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatdgen-ocaml-dev
Remove libatdgen-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatdgen-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatdgen-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatdgen-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
