How To Install liblambda-term-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblambda-term-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04. liblambda-term-ocaml is terminal manipulation library for OCaml (runtime)

Introduction

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

What is liblambda-term-ocaml

liblambda-term-ocaml is:

Lambda-term is a cross-platform library for manipulating the terminal. It provides abstraction for keys, mouse events, colors, as well as a set of widgets to write curses-oriented applications.

This package contains the runtime libraries for programs using lambda-term.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblambda-term-ocaml

Install liblambda-term-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblambda-term-ocaml

Install liblambda-term-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 liblambda-term-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblambda-term-ocaml

How To Uninstall liblambda-term-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove liblambda-term-ocaml

Uninstall liblambda-term-ocaml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblambda-term-ocaml

Remove liblambda-term-ocaml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblambda-term-ocaml

Remove liblambda-term-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblambda-term-ocaml

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Summary

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