How To Install libzarith-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzarith-ocaml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libzarith-ocaml-dev
libzarith-ocaml-dev is:
The Zarith library implements arithmetic and logical operations over arbitrary-precision integers. It uses GMP to efficiently implement arithmetic over big integers. Small integers are represented as Caml unboxed integers, for speed and space economy.
This package provides the static library, OCaml library and interface for developing applications to use libzarith-ocaml.
There are three methods to install libzarith-ocaml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libzarith-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 libzarith-ocaml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzarith-ocaml-dev
Install libzarith-ocaml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzarith-ocaml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzarith-ocaml-dev
Install libzarith-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libzarith-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzarith-ocaml-dev
How To Uninstall libzarith-ocaml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libzarith-ocaml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzarith-ocaml-dev
Uninstall libzarith-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzarith-ocaml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzarith-ocaml-dev
Remove libzarith-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libzarith-ocaml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzarith-ocaml-dev
Remove libzarith-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzarith-ocaml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzarith-ocaml-dev
Dependencies
libzarith-ocaml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzarith-ocaml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.