How To Install libmysql-ocaml on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-ocaml on Debian 12.
What is libmysql-ocaml
libmysql-ocaml is:
This OCaml library interfaces the MySql C library. It can be used to access and modify MySql databases from OCaml programs.
This package contains only the shared runtime stub libraries.
There are three methods to install libmysql-ocaml on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmysql-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysql-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysql-ocaml
Install libmysql-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysql-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysql-ocaml
Install libmysql-ocaml 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 libmysql-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysql-ocaml
How To Uninstall libmysql-ocaml on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmysql-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysql-ocaml
Uninstall libmysql-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysql-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysql-ocaml
Remove libmysql-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libmysql-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysql-ocaml
Remove libmysql-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysql-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysql-ocaml
Dependencies
libmysql-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-ocaml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
