How To Install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
libtype-conv-camlp4-dev is:
The type-conv library factors out functionality needed by different CamlP4 extensions that generate code from type specifications.
CamlP4 extensions adding support for some trailing “with foo” (e.g. “with sexplib” provided by sexplib, and “with bin_io” provided by bin-prot) after type declaration can rely on type-conv.
There are three methods to install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtype-conv-camlp4-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 libtype-conv-camlp4-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
Install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
Install libtype-conv-camlp4-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 libtype-conv-camlp4-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
How To Uninstall libtype-conv-camlp4-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtype-conv-camlp4-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
Uninstall libtype-conv-camlp4-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtype-conv-camlp4-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
Remove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
Remove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtype-conv-camlp4-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtype-conv-camlp4-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtype-conv-camlp4-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
