How To Install libcry-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcry-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcry-ocaml-dev
libcry-ocaml-dev is:
This OCaml module implements the protocols used to connect and send source data to icecast2 and shoutcast servers.
It is a low-level implementation, so it only does the minimal source connection. In particular, it does not handle synchronisation. Hence, the task of sending audio data to the streaming server at real time rate is up to the programmer, contrary to the main implementation, libshout.
There are three methods to install libcry-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 libcry-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 libcry-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcry-ocaml-dev
Install libcry-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcry-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcry-ocaml-dev
Install libcry-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 libcry-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcry-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libcry-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcry-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcry-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libcry-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcry-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 libcry-ocaml-dev
Remove libcry-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcry-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcry-ocaml-dev
Remove libcry-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcry-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcry-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcry-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
