How To Install ocaml-interp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-interp on Debian 9. ocaml-interp is OCaml interactive interpreter and standard libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-interp on Debian 9.

What is ocaml-interp

ocaml-interp 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 the files required to run an OCaml shell from the command line.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-interp

Install ocaml-interp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml-interp

Install ocaml-interp 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-interp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-interp

How To Uninstall ocaml-interp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-interp

Uninstall ocaml-interp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocaml-interp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-interp

Remove ocaml-interp Configurations and Data

To remove ocaml-interp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-interp

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

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

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

Dependencies

ocaml-interp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-interp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.