How To Install libmysql-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmysql-ocaml-dev
libmysql-ocaml-dev 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 all the development stuff you need to use OCaml MySql in your programs.
There are three methods to install libmysql-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 libmysql-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 libmysql-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysql-ocaml-dev
Install libmysql-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysql-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysql-ocaml-dev
Install libmysql-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 libmysql-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysql-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libmysql-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmysql-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysql-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libmysql-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysql-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 libmysql-ocaml-dev
Remove libmysql-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmysql-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysql-ocaml-dev
Remove libmysql-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysql-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysql-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
