How To Install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
libvariantslib-ocaml-dev 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 development files.
There are three methods to install libvariantslib-ocaml-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 libvariantslib-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 libvariantslib-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
Install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
Install libvariantslib-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvariantslib-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvariantslib-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
Remove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
Remove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvariantslib-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvariantslib-ocaml-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvariantslib-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
