How To Install libtopkg-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtopkg-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux. libtopkg-ocaml-dev is packager for OCaml software

Introduction

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

What is libtopkg-ocaml-dev

libtopkg-ocaml-dev is:

Topkg provides an API to describe the files a package installs in a given build configuration and to specify information about the package’s distribution creation and publication procedures. Many OCaml packages depend on topkg for building and packaging.

There are three methods to install libtopkg-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 libtopkg-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 libtopkg-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libtopkg-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtopkg-ocaml-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtopkg-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libtopkg-ocaml-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtopkg-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libtopkg-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtopkg-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libtopkg-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtopkg-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtopkg-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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