How To Install libcurses-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcurses-ocaml-dev
libcurses-ocaml-dev is:
The ncurses library provides functions to create rich text-mode interfaces. This package contains the necessary files to use the ncurses library in OCaml.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to use ocaml-curses in your programs.
There are three methods to install libcurses-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 libcurses-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 libcurses-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcurses-ocaml-dev
Install libcurses-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcurses-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcurses-ocaml-dev
Install libcurses-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 libcurses-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcurses-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libcurses-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcurses-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcurses-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libcurses-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcurses-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 libcurses-ocaml-dev
Remove libcurses-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcurses-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcurses-ocaml-dev
Remove libcurses-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcurses-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcurses-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurses-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
