How To Install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libmcl-ocaml-dev is library providing bindings between mcl and OCaml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.