How To Install libldap-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldap-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. libldap-ocaml-dev is LDAP bindings for OCaml

Introduction

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

What is libldap-ocaml-dev

libldap-ocaml-dev is:

It supports the core ldap-client functions, including search, add, modify, and delete.

It has now an object oriented interface which supports the above features, and some additional ones. Such as, nice data structures for local ldap entries which record local modifications and can sync them with the server, fewer arguments needed to perform simple tasks, and an API modeled after Perl’s Net::LDAP.

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

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

Install libldap-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libldap-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libldap-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libldap-ocaml-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libldap-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libldap-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldap-ocaml-dev

Remove libldap-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libldap-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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