How To Install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libperl4caml-ocaml-dev is Use Perl code in OCaml programs, development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperl4caml-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.