How To Install libz3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libz3-ocaml-dev is theorem prover from Microsoft Research - OCaml bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libz3-ocaml-dev

libz3-ocaml-dev is:

Z3 is a state-of-the art theorem prover from Microsoft Research. See the z3 package for a detailed description.

This package can be used to invoke Z3 via its OCaml API.

There are three methods to install libz3-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 libz3-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 libz3-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libz3-ocaml-dev

Install libz3-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libz3-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libz3-ocaml-dev

Install libz3-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 libz3-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libz3-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libz3-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libz3-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libz3-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libz3-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libz3-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 libz3-ocaml-dev

Remove libz3-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libz3-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libz3-ocaml-dev

Remove libz3-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libz3-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libz3-ocaml-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-ocaml-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.