How To Install ocaml-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-base on Kali Linux.

What is ocaml-base

ocaml-base is:

Objective Caml (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML.

This package contains only the runtime system needed to run bytecode executables. The ‘ocaml’ package contains the full development suite of Objective Caml. You may wish to install the ‘ocaml-base-nox’ package if you do not require any graphical capabilities for your runtime.

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

Install ocaml-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-base

Install ocaml-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml-base

Install ocaml-base Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-base

How To Uninstall ocaml-base on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-base

Uninstall ocaml-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocaml-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-base

Remove ocaml-base Configurations and Data

To remove ocaml-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-base

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

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

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

Dependencies

ocaml-base have the following dependencies:

• ocaml-base-nox

References

• ocaml-base website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.