How To Install libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libresult-ocaml-dev
libresult-ocaml-dev 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 development files.
There are three methods to install libresult-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 libresult-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 libresult-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libresult-ocaml-dev
Install libresult-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libresult-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libresult-ocaml-dev
Install libresult-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 libresult-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libresult-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libresult-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libresult-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libresult-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libresult-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libresult-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 libresult-ocaml-dev
Remove libresult-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libresult-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libresult-ocaml-dev
Remove libresult-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libresult-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libresult-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresult-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.