How To Install libexpat-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpat-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.