How To Install libsexplib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexplib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsexplib-ocaml
libsexplib-ocaml 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 runtime files.
There are three methods to install libsexplib-ocaml 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 libsexplib-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 libsexplib-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsexplib-ocaml
Install libsexplib-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsexplib-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsexplib-ocaml
Install libsexplib-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsexplib-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsexplib-ocaml
How To Uninstall libsexplib-ocaml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsexplib-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsexplib-ocaml
Uninstall libsexplib-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsexplib-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsexplib-ocaml
Remove libsexplib-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libsexplib-ocaml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsexplib-ocaml
Remove libsexplib-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsexplib-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsexplib-ocaml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexplib-ocaml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
