How To Install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Debian 11.
What is libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
libperl4caml-ocaml-dev 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 tools necessary to use perl4caml in your own programs. To get the documentation, please install libperl4caml-ocaml-doc.
There are three methods to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Debian 11. 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-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 libperl4caml-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Install libperl4caml-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 libperl4caml-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libperl4caml-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperl4caml-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Remove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Remove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperl4caml-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperl4caml-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libperl4caml-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
- libhtml-tree-perl
- liburi-perl
- libtemplate-perl
- libdate-calc-perl
- libperl4caml-ocaml-nwa25
- ocaml-nox-4.11.1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.