How To Install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev is:
The OCaml compiler has a bunch of intrinsics for Bigstrings, but they’re not widely-known, sometimes misused, and so programs that use Bigstrings are slower than they have to be. And even if a library got that part right and exposed the intrinsics properly, the compiler doesn’t have any fast blits between Bigstrings and other string-like types.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libbigstringaf-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 libbigstringaf-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 libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Install libbigstringaf-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 libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Remove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Remove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbigstringaf-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
