How To Install libhivex-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhivex-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhivex-ocaml-dev
libhivex-ocaml-dev is:
OCaml bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.
This package contains all the files needed to develop OCaml programs which use OCaml bindings to libhivex.
There are three methods to install libhivex-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 libhivex-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 libhivex-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhivex-ocaml-dev
Install libhivex-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhivex-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhivex-ocaml-dev
Install libhivex-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 libhivex-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhivex-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libhivex-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhivex-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhivex-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libhivex-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhivex-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 libhivex-ocaml-dev
Remove libhivex-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhivex-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhivex-ocaml-dev
Remove libhivex-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhivex-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhivex-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhivex-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
