How To Install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libbitstring-ocaml-dev
libbitstring-ocaml-dev is:
Bitstring adds Erlang-style bitstrings and matching over bitstrings as a syntax extension and library for OCaml.
You can use this module to both parse and generate binary formats, files and protocols.
Bitstring handling is added as primitives to the language, making it simple to use.
Bitstring handles integers, strings, sub-bitstrings, big-, little- and native-endianness, signed and unsigned types, variable-width fields, fields with arbitrary bit alignment.
This package contains header and OCaml library.
There are three methods to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbitstring-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 libbitstring-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Install libbitstring-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbitstring-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Install libbitstring-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 libbitstring-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbitstring-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libbitstring-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbitstring-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbitstring-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbitstring-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbitstring-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.