How To Install libresult-ocaml on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresult-ocaml on Debian 9.

What is libresult-ocaml

libresult-ocaml is:

Projects that want to use the new result type defined in OCaml >= 4.03 while staying compatible with older version of OCaml should use the Result module defined in this library.

This package contains runtime files.

There are three methods to install libresult-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 libresult-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 libresult-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libresult-ocaml

Install libresult-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libresult-ocaml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libresult-ocaml

Install libresult-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 libresult-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libresult-ocaml

How To Uninstall libresult-ocaml on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libresult-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libresult-ocaml

Uninstall libresult-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libresult-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libresult-ocaml

Remove libresult-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libresult-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libresult-ocaml

Remove libresult-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libresult-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libresult-ocaml

Dependencies

libresult-ocaml have the following dependencies:

• ocaml-base-nox-4.02.3
• libc6

References

• libresult-ocaml website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresult-ocaml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.