How To Install libppx-deriving-ocaml on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppx-deriving-ocaml on Debian 9.
What is libppx-deriving-ocaml
libppx-deriving-ocaml is:
Ppx_deriving provides common infrastructure for generating code based on type definitions, and a set of useful plugins for common tasks.
This package contains runtime files.
There are three methods to install libppx-deriving-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 libppx-deriving-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 libppx-deriving-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libppx-deriving-ocaml
Install libppx-deriving-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libppx-deriving-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libppx-deriving-ocaml
Install libppx-deriving-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 libppx-deriving-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libppx-deriving-ocaml
How To Uninstall libppx-deriving-ocaml on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libppx-deriving-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libppx-deriving-ocaml
Uninstall libppx-deriving-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libppx-deriving-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libppx-deriving-ocaml
Remove libppx-deriving-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libppx-deriving-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libppx-deriving-ocaml
Remove libppx-deriving-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libppx-deriving-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libppx-deriving-ocaml
Dependencies
libppx-deriving-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppx-deriving-ocaml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.