How To Install liblablgtk2-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk2-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04. liblablgtk2-ocaml is runtime libraries for OCaml bindings for GTK+ version 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk2-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblablgtk2-ocaml

liblablgtk2-ocaml is:

lablgtk2 contains bindings for GTK+ 2.x and OCaml.

This package include only the dynamic libraries needed for running dynamic bytecode executables.

There are three methods to install liblablgtk2-ocaml 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 liblablgtk2-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 liblablgtk2-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblablgtk2-ocaml

Install liblablgtk2-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblablgtk2-ocaml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblablgtk2-ocaml

Install liblablgtk2-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install liblablgtk2-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblablgtk2-ocaml

How To Uninstall liblablgtk2-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblablgtk2-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblablgtk2-ocaml

Uninstall liblablgtk2-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblablgtk2-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblablgtk2-ocaml

Remove liblablgtk2-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove liblablgtk2-ocaml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblablgtk2-ocaml

Remove liblablgtk2-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblablgtk2-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblablgtk2-ocaml

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblablgtk2-ocaml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.