How To Install libdose3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdose3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdose3-ocaml-dev
libdose3-ocaml-dev is:
Dose3 is a framework consisting of several OCaml libraries for analysing the metadata of software packages (like Packages files of Debian suites).
Though not tied to any particular distribution, Dose3 constitutes a pool of libraries which enable analyzing packages coming from various distributions.
Besides basic functionalities for querying and setting package properties, dose3 also implements algorithms for solving more complex problems (monitoring package evolutions, correct and complete dependency resolution, repository-wide uninstallability checks).
This package contains the development stuff you need to use dose3 for the development of programs.
There are three methods to install libdose3-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 libdose3-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 libdose3-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdose3-ocaml-dev
Install libdose3-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdose3-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdose3-ocaml-dev
Install libdose3-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 libdose3-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdose3-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libdose3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdose3-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdose3-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libdose3-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdose3-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 libdose3-ocaml-dev
Remove libdose3-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdose3-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdose3-ocaml-dev
Remove libdose3-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdose3-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdose3-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdose3-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
