How To Install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libsyslog-ocaml-dev is syslog routines for OCaml (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyslog-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.