How To Install libgmap-ocaml on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgmap-ocaml on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgmap-ocaml is heterogenous maps over a GADT for OCaml (runtime files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmap-ocaml on Debian 12.

What is libgmap-ocaml

libgmap-ocaml is:

Gmap exposes the functor Make which takes a key type (a GADT ‘a key) and outputs a type-safe Map where each ‘a key is associated with a ‘a value. This removes the need for additional packing. It uses OCaml’s stdlib Map data structure.

This package contains runtime files.

There are three methods to install libgmap-ocaml on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgmap-ocaml Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgmap-ocaml

Install libgmap-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgmap-ocaml

Install libgmap-ocaml 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgmap-ocaml

How To Uninstall libgmap-ocaml on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libgmap-ocaml

Uninstall libgmap-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmap-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmap-ocaml

Remove libgmap-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libgmap-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmap-ocaml

Remove libgmap-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmap-ocaml

Dependencies

libgmap-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmap-ocaml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.