How To Install libben-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libben-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libben-ocaml-dev is OCaml libraries for Debian maintainers (development package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libben-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libben-ocaml-dev

libben-ocaml-dev is:

This package contains miscellaneous OCaml libraries to make the life of an OCaml-aware Debian package maintainer easier.

This package contains development files of the library.

There are three methods to install libben-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 libben-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 libben-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libben-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libben-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libben-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libben-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libben-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libben-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libben-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 libben-ocaml-dev

Remove libben-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libben-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libben-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.