How To Install libdtools-ocaml-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdtools-ocaml-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdtools-ocaml-dev is library for writing daemons in OCaml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtools-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.

What is libdtools-ocaml-dev

libdtools-ocaml-dev is:

dtools is a set of useful functions for writing daemon services in OCaml.

It includes support for:

  • configuration options
  • logging
  • detaching and writing PID file
  • start-up and shutdown task manager

There are three methods to install libdtools-ocaml-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

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

Install libdtools-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdtools-ocaml-dev

Install libdtools-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdtools-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libdtools-ocaml-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libdtools-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libdtools-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdtools-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libdtools-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdtools-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdtools-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdtools-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.