How To Install libextunix-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextunix-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libextunix-ocaml-dev is Extended functions for OCaml Unix module (development package)

Introduction

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

What is libextunix-ocaml-dev

libextunix-ocaml-dev is:

Thin bindings to various low-level system APIs (often non-portable) which are not covered by Unix module.

Example functions:

  • uname
  • statvfs
  • fsync
  • fadvise
  • fallocate
  • atfile
  • dirfd
  • eventfd
  • signalfd
  • …

This package contains the compiled modules for programming with the library.

There are three methods to install libextunix-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 libextunix-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 libextunix-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libextunix-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libextunix-ocaml-dev

Install libextunix-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 libextunix-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libextunix-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libextunix-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libextunix-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libextunix-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libextunix-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libextunix-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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