How To Install libperl4caml-ocaml on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml on Debian 9.
What is libperl4caml-ocaml
libperl4caml-ocaml is:
perl4caml allows you to use Perl code within Objective CAML (OCaml), thus neatly side-stepping the old problem with OCaml which was that it lacked a comprehensive set of libraries. Well now you can use any part of CPAN in your OCaml code.
This package provides the runtime dynamic library necessary to use this in bytecode OCaml programs.
There are three methods to install libperl4caml-ocaml 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 libperl4caml-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 libperl4caml-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl4caml-ocaml
Install libperl4caml-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl4caml-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl4caml-ocaml
Install libperl4caml-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 libperl4caml-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl4caml-ocaml
How To Uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libperl4caml-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl4caml-ocaml
Uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl4caml-ocaml
Remove libperl4caml-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libperl4caml-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl4caml-ocaml
Remove libperl4caml-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl4caml-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl4caml-ocaml
Dependencies
libperl4caml-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.