How To Install libdssi-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdssi-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdssi-ocaml-dev
libdssi-ocaml-dev is:
This package provides an interface to DSSI plugins for OCaml programmers.
DSSI is an API for audio plugins, with particular application for software synthesis plugins with native user interfaces.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to develop OCaml programs which use ocaml-dssi.
There are three methods to install libdssi-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 libdssi-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 libdssi-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdssi-ocaml-dev
Install libdssi-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdssi-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdssi-ocaml-dev
Install libdssi-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 libdssi-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdssi-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libdssi-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdssi-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdssi-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libdssi-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdssi-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 libdssi-ocaml-dev
Remove libdssi-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdssi-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdssi-ocaml-dev
Remove libdssi-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdssi-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdssi-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdssi-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
