How To Install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev is collection of modules for OCaml/LablGtk2 applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.

What is liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev is:

Lablgtk-extras is a collection of libraries and modules useful when developing OCaml/LablGtk2 applications. Most of the libraries come from Cameleon2:

  • Configwin: a library to easily create input dialog boxes,
  • Okey: a module to add handlers for key press events,
  • Gtksv_utils: a module to share configuration of colors, fonts, …, between applications using LablGtkSourceView, with functions and boxes to make the user edit configuration of languages and source views.

There are three methods to install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblablgtk-extras-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 liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

Install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

Uninstall liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

Remove liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev

Dependencies

liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk-extras-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.