How To Install libsdl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libsdl-ocaml-dev is OCaml bindings for SDL - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsdl-ocaml-dev

libsdl-ocaml-dev is:

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a generic API that provides low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, and display framebuffer across multiple platforms. OCamlSDL is an OCaml interface to SDL that might be used to write multimedia applications in Objective Caml.

This package contains development files for OCamlSDL application writers.

There are three methods to install libsdl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsdl-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 libsdl-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libsdl-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsdl-ocaml-dev

Install libsdl-ocaml-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libsdl-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libsdl-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-ocaml-dev

Remove libsdl-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsdl-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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