How To Install libexpat-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libexpat-ocaml-dev
libexpat-ocaml-dev is:
This Objective Caml library provides XML parsing facilities based on the expat library.
This package contains the developpment part of the OCaml expat package.
There are three methods to install libexpat-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libexpat-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 libexpat-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexpat-ocaml-dev
Install libexpat-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexpat-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexpat-ocaml-dev
Install libexpat-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 libexpat-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexpat-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libexpat-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libexpat-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexpat-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libexpat-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexpat-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexpat-ocaml-dev
Remove libexpat-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexpat-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexpat-ocaml-dev
Remove libexpat-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexpat-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexpat-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libexpat-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.