How To Install libcsv-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libcsv-ocaml-dev

libcsv-ocaml-dev is:

OCaml CSV is a library to read and write CSV (comma-separated values) files. It also supports all extensions used by Excel - eg. quotes, newlines, 8 bit characters in fields, etc.

This package contains all the development stuff you need to develop OCaml programs which use OCaml CSV.

There are three methods to install libcsv-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcsv-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 libcsv-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcsv-ocaml-dev

Install libcsv-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcsv-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcsv-ocaml-dev

Install libcsv-ocaml-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcsv-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcsv-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libcsv-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcsv-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcsv-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libcsv-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcsv-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsv-ocaml-dev

Remove libcsv-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcsv-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcsv-ocaml-dev

Remove libcsv-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcsv-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcsv-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

libcsv-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

• ocaml-nox-4.11.1

References

• libcsv-ocaml-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-ocaml-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.