How To Install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
libmlpcap-ocaml-dev is:
MLpcap implements OCaml stubs to libpcap. It allows one to call almost all function of libpcap from OCaml.
Development files.
There are three methods to install libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
Install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
Install libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmlpcap-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libmlpcap-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmlpcap-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 libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
Remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
Remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmlpcap-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlpcap-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpcap-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
