How To Install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
libpgocaml-ocaml-dev is:
PG’OCaml provides an interface to PostgreSQL databases for OCaml applications. It uses Camlp4 to extend the OCaml syntax, enabling one to directly embed SQL statements inside the OCaml code. Moreover, it uses the describe feature of PostgreSQL to obtain type information about the database. This allows PG’OCaml to check at compile-time if the program is indeed consistent with the database structure. This type-safe database access is the primary advantage that PG’OCaml has over other PostgreSQL bindings for OCaml.
This package contains development files for PG’OCaml.
There are three methods to install libpgocaml-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 libpgocaml-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 libpgocaml-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
Install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
Install libpgocaml-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 libpgocaml-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libpgocaml-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpgocaml-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libpgocaml-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpgocaml-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 libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
Remove libpgocaml-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpgocaml-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
Remove libpgocaml-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpgocaml-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpgocaml-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgocaml-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
