How To Install libmlpost-ocaml-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-dev on Debian 11. libmlpost-ocaml-dev is OCaml interface to Metapost (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-dev on Debian 11.

What is `libmlpost-ocaml-dev`

libmlpost-ocaml-dev is:

Mlpost is an OCaml library for scientific drawing. It relies on Metapost, giving the possibility to include (La)TeX fragments. Mlpost users can use the full power of OCaml to generate their diagrams, including static typing and the possibility to use any OCaml library. Moreover, Mlpost promotes a declarative style quite different from existing tools.

This package contains the library itself.

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

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

Install libmlpost-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmlpost-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmlpost-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libmlpost-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmlpost-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libmlpost-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmlpost-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmlpost-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpost-ocaml-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.