How To Install libgettext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgettext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgettext-ocaml-dev is OCaml internationalization library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgettext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgettext-ocaml-dev

libgettext-ocaml-dev is:

This library provides utilities and libraries to enable localization in OCaml programs. It is based on the same principle of GNU gettext.

The package provides two libraries to do effectively translation :

  • gettext-camomile : pure OCaml implementation of gettext
  • gettext-stub : implementation using the gettext library.

This package contains header, OCaml library and devel tools.

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

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

Install libgettext-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgettext-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgettext-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libgettext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgettext-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libgettext-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgettext-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 libgettext-ocaml-dev

Remove libgettext-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgettext-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgettext-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.