How To Install libobus-ocaml-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobus-ocaml-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libobus-ocaml-bin is pure OCaml implementation of D-Bus (command-line tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobus-ocaml-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libobus-ocaml-bin

libobus-ocaml-bin is:

OBus is a pure OCaml implementation of D-Bus. It aims to provide a clean and easy way for OCaml programmers to access and provide D-Bus services.

This package contains command-line tools useful for using OBus.

There are three methods to install libobus-ocaml-bin 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 libobus-ocaml-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libobus-ocaml-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libobus-ocaml-bin

Install libobus-ocaml-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libobus-ocaml-bin

Install libobus-ocaml-bin 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 libobus-ocaml-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libobus-ocaml-bin

How To Uninstall libobus-ocaml-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libobus-ocaml-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libobus-ocaml-bin

Uninstall libobus-ocaml-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libobus-ocaml-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libobus-ocaml-bin

Remove libobus-ocaml-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libobus-ocaml-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libobus-ocaml-bin

Remove libobus-ocaml-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libobus-ocaml-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobus-ocaml-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.