How To Install libsexplib-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexplib-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libsexplib-ocaml-dev
libsexplib-ocaml-dev is:
Sexplib library contains functionality for parsing and pretty-printing S-expressions.
Another module contained in Sexplib you to extract and replace sub-expressions in S-expressions.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libsexplib-ocaml-dev 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 libsexplib-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 libsexplib-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Install libsexplib-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsexplib-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Install libsexplib-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsexplib-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsexplib-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libsexplib-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsexplib-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libsexplib-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsexplib-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Remove libsexplib-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsexplib-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Remove libsexplib-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsexplib-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsexplib-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libsexplib-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexplib-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.