How To Install libssl-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssl-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libssl-ocaml-dev
libssl-ocaml-dev is:
OCaml library for communicating through SSL/TLS encrypted connections using the OpenSSL library.
This package contains all the development stuff you need to use the ssl OCaml library in your programs.
There are three methods to install libssl-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 libssl-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 libssl-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libssl-ocaml-dev
Install libssl-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libssl-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libssl-ocaml-dev
Install libssl-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 libssl-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libssl-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libssl-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libssl-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libssl-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libssl-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libssl-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 libssl-ocaml-dev
Remove libssl-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libssl-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libssl-ocaml-dev
Remove libssl-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libssl-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libssl-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libssl-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
