How To Install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Debian 10.
What is libsyslog-ocaml-dev
libsyslog-ocaml-dev is:
This library provides syslog client functions for OCaml programs. These functions are implemented almost entirely in OCaml, not as bindings to the standard C library.
This package contains the files needed to compile OCaml programs that use the syslog library.
There are three methods to install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsyslog-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 libsyslog-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Install libsyslog-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsyslog-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Install libsyslog-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 libsyslog-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsyslog-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsyslog-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libsyslog-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsyslog-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Remove libsyslog-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsyslog-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Remove libsyslog-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsyslog-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsyslog-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libsyslog-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyslog-ocaml-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.