How To Install libinifiles-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinifiles-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libinifiles-ocaml-dev is read and write .ini files for OCaml

Introduction

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

What is libinifiles-ocaml-dev

libinifiles-ocaml-dev is:

This library allow to read and write .ini files. It features an object oriented interface to manipulate inifiles. It allows sections listing and operation on several inifiles grouped in a directory.

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

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

Install libinifiles-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libinifiles-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libinifiles-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libinifiles-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libinifiles-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libinifiles-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libinifiles-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 libinifiles-ocaml-dev

Remove libinifiles-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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