How To Install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12.
What is libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
libstdcompat-ocaml-dev is:
Stdcompat is a compatibility layer allowing programs to use some recent additions to the OCaml standard library while preserving the ability to be compiled on former versions of OCaml.
The module Stdcompat provides some definitions for values and types introduced in recent versions of the standard library. These definitions are just aliases to the matching definition of the standard library if the latter is recent enough. Otherwise, the module Stdcompat provides an alternative implementation.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libstdcompat-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 libstdcompat-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Install libstdcompat-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 libstdcompat-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libstdcompat-ocaml-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libstdcompat-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libstdcompat-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstdcompat-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Remove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Remove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstdcompat-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdcompat-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libstdcompat-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdcompat-ocaml-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
