How To Install libextunix-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextunix-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libextunix-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libextunix-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libextunix-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextunix-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
