How To Install libre-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libre-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libre-ocaml-dev
libre-ocaml-dev is:
RE is regular expression library for OCaml. The following styles of regular expressions are supported:
- Perl-style regular expressions (module Re_perl);
- Posix extended regular expressions (module Re_posix);
- Emacs-style regular expressions (module Re_emacs);
- Shell-style file globbing (module Re_glob).
It is also possible to build regular expressions by combining simpler regular expressions (module Re)
This package contains the development modules you need to use RE in your programs.
There are three methods to install libre-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 libre-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 libre-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libre-ocaml-dev
Install libre-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libre-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libre-ocaml-dev
Install libre-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 libre-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libre-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libre-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libre-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libre-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libre-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libre-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 libre-ocaml-dev
Remove libre-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libre-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libre-ocaml-dev
Remove libre-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libre-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libre-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libre-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
