How To Install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev is:
This is a library that exposes Stdlib.Bigarray when possible (>= 4.07) but can fallback to Bigarray. The compatibility bigarray module is exposed under Bigarray_compat.
This package contains the development stuff needed to use the bigarray-compat library in your programs.
There are three methods to install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbigarray-compat-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 libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Install libbigarray-compat-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 libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Remove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Remove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigarray-compat-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
