How To Install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
libpostgresql-ocaml-dev is:
This OCaml-library provides an interface to PostgreSQL, an efficient and reliable, open source, relational database. Almost all functionality available through the C-API (libpq) is replicated in a type-safe way. This library uses objects for representing database connections and results of queries.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to use OCaml Postgres bindings in your programs.
There are three methods to install libpostgresql-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 libpostgresql-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 libpostgresql-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Install libpostgresql-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 libpostgresql-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libpostgresql-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpostgresql-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libpostgresql-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpostgresql-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Remove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Remove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpostgresql-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostgresql-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libpostgresql-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgresql-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
