How To Install libvariantslib-ocaml on Debian 12

Learn how to install libvariantslib-ocaml on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libvariantslib-ocaml is OCaml syntax extension for supporting variants as first class values (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvariantslib-ocaml on Debian 12.

What is libvariantslib-ocaml

libvariantslib-ocaml is:

Variantslib generates code to support variants as first class by adding “with variants” suffix to variants definition, e.g.,

type t = | First | Second | Third

with variants

This package contains runtime files.

There are three methods to install libvariantslib-ocaml on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvariantslib-ocaml Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvariantslib-ocaml

Install libvariantslib-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvariantslib-ocaml

Install libvariantslib-ocaml 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 libvariantslib-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvariantslib-ocaml

How To Uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libvariantslib-ocaml

Uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvariantslib-ocaml

Remove libvariantslib-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libvariantslib-ocaml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvariantslib-ocaml

Remove libvariantslib-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvariantslib-ocaml

Dependencies

libvariantslib-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvariantslib-ocaml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.