How To Install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev is:
This is an interface to GSL (GNU scientific library), for the Objective Caml language.
See the libgsl2 package for more details.
There are three methods to install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libocamlgsl-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 libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Install libocamlgsl-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 libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Remove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Remove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libocamlgsl-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.