How To Install libcompare-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcompare-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcompare-camlp4-dev
libcompare-camlp4-dev is:
Pa_compare is a camlp4 syntax extension that derives comparison functions from type representations.
The scaffolded functions are usually much faster than OCaml’s Pervasives.compare. Scaffolding functions also gives you more flexibilty by allowing you to override them for a specific type and more safety by making sure that you only compare comparable values.
There are three methods to install libcompare-camlp4-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 libcompare-camlp4-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 libcompare-camlp4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcompare-camlp4-dev
Install libcompare-camlp4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcompare-camlp4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcompare-camlp4-dev
Install libcompare-camlp4-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 libcompare-camlp4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcompare-camlp4-dev
How To Uninstall libcompare-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcompare-camlp4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcompare-camlp4-dev
Uninstall libcompare-camlp4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcompare-camlp4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcompare-camlp4-dev
Remove libcompare-camlp4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcompare-camlp4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcompare-camlp4-dev
Remove libcompare-camlp4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcompare-camlp4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcompare-camlp4-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcompare-camlp4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
