How To Install libexpect-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexpect-ocaml-dev
libexpect-ocaml-dev is:
This is a simple implementation of
expectto help building unitary testing of interactive program.
It helps to receive question and send answers from an interactive process. You can match the question using a regular expression (Str). You can also use a timeout to ensure that the process answer in time.
See the Expect manual for more information and example.
There are three methods to install libexpect-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 libexpect-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 libexpect-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexpect-ocaml-dev
Install libexpect-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexpect-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexpect-ocaml-dev
Install libexpect-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 libexpect-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexpect-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libexpect-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexpect-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexpect-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libexpect-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexpect-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 libexpect-ocaml-dev
Remove libexpect-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexpect-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexpect-ocaml-dev
Remove libexpect-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexpect-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexpect-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexpect-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
