How To Install libextlib-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextlib-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libextlib-ocaml-dev is extended standard library for OCaml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextlib-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libextlib-ocaml-dev

libextlib-ocaml-dev is:

ExtLib is a project aiming at providing a complete - yet small - standard library for the OCaml programming language.

The purpose of this library is to add new functions to OCaml Standard Library modules, to modify some functions in order to get better performances or more safety (tail-recursive) but also to provide new modules which should be useful for the average OCaml programmer.

ExtLib contains modules implementing: enumeration over abstract collection of elements, efficient bit sets, dynamic arrays, references on lists, Unicode characters and UTF-8 encoded strings, additional and improved functions for hashtables, strings, lists and option types.

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

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

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

Install libextlib-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libextlib-ocaml-dev

Install libextlib-ocaml-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libextlib-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libextlib-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libextlib-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libextlib-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libextlib-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libextlib-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libextlib-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libextlib-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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