How To Install liblastfm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblastfm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. liblastfm-ocaml-dev is OCaml interface to audioscrobbler and lastfm radios

Introduction

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

What is liblastfm-ocaml-dev

liblastfm-ocaml-dev is:

This OCaml module provides an API to audioscrobbler, the lastfm submission protocol, as well as the radio API, which allows one to listen to lastfm streams/radios.

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

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

Install liblastfm-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblastfm-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblastfm-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall liblastfm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove liblastfm-ocaml-dev

Uninstall liblastfm-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblastfm-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 liblastfm-ocaml-dev

Remove liblastfm-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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