How To Install libctypes-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctypes-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libctypes-ocaml-dev
libctypes-ocaml-dev is:
The ocaml-ctypes library makes it possible to call C functions directly from OCaml without writing or generating C code. The core of the library is a set of combinators for describing C types – scalars, functions, structs, unions, arrays, and pointers to values and functions. Type descriptions can then be used to bind native functions and values.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to use ocaml-ctypes.
There are three methods to install libctypes-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 libctypes-ocaml-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libctypes-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libctypes-ocaml-devInstall libctypes-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libctypes-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libctypes-ocaml-devInstall libctypes-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libctypes-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libctypes-ocaml-devHow To Uninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libctypes-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libctypes-ocaml-devUninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libctypes-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctypes-ocaml-devRemove libctypes-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libctypes-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libctypes-ocaml-devRemove libctypes-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libctypes-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctypes-ocaml-devDependencies
libctypes-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libctypes-ocaml-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
