How To Install ocaml-compiler-libs on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-compiler-libs on Debian 11. ocaml-compiler-libs is OCaml interpreter and standard libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-compiler-libs on Debian 11.

What is ocaml-compiler-libs

ocaml-compiler-libs is:

Objective (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 several modules used internally by the OCaml compilers. They are not needed for normal OCaml development, but may be helpful in the development of certain applications.

There are three methods to install ocaml-compiler-libs on Debian 11. 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-compiler-libs 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-compiler-libs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-compiler-libs

Install ocaml-compiler-libs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml-compiler-libs

Install ocaml-compiler-libs 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 ocaml-compiler-libs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-compiler-libs

How To Uninstall ocaml-compiler-libs on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-compiler-libs

Uninstall ocaml-compiler-libs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocaml-compiler-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-compiler-libs

Remove ocaml-compiler-libs Configurations and Data

To remove ocaml-compiler-libs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-compiler-libs

Remove ocaml-compiler-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-compiler-libs

Dependencies

ocaml-compiler-libs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-compiler-libs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.