How To Install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev is:
Optimised functions to read and write int16/32/64 from strings, bytes and bigarrays, based on primitives added in version 4.01.
The library implements three modules:
- EndianString works directly on strings, and provides submodules BigEndian and LittleEndian, with their unsafe counter-parts;
- EndianBytes works directly on bytes, and provides submodules BigEndian and LittleEndian, with their unsafe counter-parts;
- EndianBigstring works on bigstrings (Bigarrays of chars), and provides submodules BigEndian and LittleEndian, with their unsafe counter-parts.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev 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 libocplib-endian-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 libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Install libocplib-endian-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 libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Remove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Remove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libocplib-endian-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
