How To Install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Debian 11.
What is libmcl-ocaml-dev
libmcl-ocaml-dev is:
The MCL package is an implementation of the MCL algorithm, and offers utilities for manipulating sparse matrices (the essential data structure in the MCL algorithm) and conducting cluster experiments.
This library provides bindings between mcl and OCaml.
There are three methods to install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmcl-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 libmcl-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmcl-ocaml-dev
Install libmcl-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmcl-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmcl-ocaml-dev
Install libmcl-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 libmcl-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmcl-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libmcl-ocaml-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libmcl-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmcl-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libmcl-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmcl-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmcl-ocaml-dev
Remove libmcl-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmcl-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmcl-ocaml-dev
Remove libmcl-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmcl-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmcl-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libmcl-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcl-ocaml-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.