How To Install libstringext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstringext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libstringext-ocaml-dev is extra string functions for OCaml (dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstringext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libstringext-ocaml-dev

libstringext-ocaml-dev is:

Extra string functions for OCaml. Mainly splitting. All functions are in the Stringext module.

This package contains development files.

There are three methods to install libstringext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

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

Install libstringext-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstringext-ocaml-dev

Install libstringext-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 libstringext-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstringext-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libstringext-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libstringext-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libstringext-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstringext-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libstringext-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libstringext-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstringext-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.