How To Install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsamplerate-ocaml-dev is OCaml interface to the samplerate library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

libsamplerate-ocaml-dev is:

This package provied an interface to the samplerate library for OCaml programmers.

libsamplerate assist in development of programs for audio rate conversion.

This package contains all the development stuff you need to develop OCaml programs which use ocaml-samplerate.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

Install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

Install libsamplerate-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 libsamplerate-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libsamplerate-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libsamplerate-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsamplerate-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 libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

Remove libsamplerate-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsamplerate-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

Remove libsamplerate-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsamplerate-ocaml-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsamplerate-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.