How To Install libhttp-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libhttp-ocaml-dev
libhttp-ocaml-dev is:
OCaml HTTP is a library for the Objective Caml programming language, used to build simple HTTP servers, largely inspired to Perl’s HTTP::Daemon module.
In order to implement an HTTP servers the programmer has to provide a daemon specification which contains, among other parameters, a callback function invoked by OCaml HTTP on well formed HTTP requests received. HTTP responses could be sent over an out_channel connected with client socket, accessible from the callback.
The library contains also facility functions that helps in creating well formed HTTP responses and a tiny HTTP client.
There are three methods to install libhttp-ocaml-dev 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 libhttp-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 libhttp-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhttp-ocaml-dev
Install libhttp-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhttp-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhttp-ocaml-dev
Install libhttp-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libhttp-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhttp-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libhttp-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhttp-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhttp-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libhttp-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhttp-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttp-ocaml-dev
Remove libhttp-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhttp-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhttp-ocaml-dev
Remove libhttp-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhttp-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttp-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libhttp-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttp-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
