How To Install libgetopt-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgetopt-ocaml-dev
libgetopt-ocaml-dev is:
This package provides the Getopt module that is an alternative to the Arg module in the standard distribution. Getopt supports the general command line syntax of GNU getopt and getopt_long, but is close to the spirit of the Arg module: the programmer gives to the general parsing function a list of possible options, together with the behavior of these options.
There are three methods to install libgetopt-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 libgetopt-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 libgetopt-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-ocaml-dev
Install libgetopt-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetopt-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetopt-ocaml-dev
Install libgetopt-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 libgetopt-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetopt-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libgetopt-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgetopt-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetopt-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libgetopt-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetopt-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 libgetopt-ocaml-dev
Remove libgetopt-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgetopt-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetopt-ocaml-dev
Remove libgetopt-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetopt-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetopt-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
