How To Install ocaml-libs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-libs on Debian 10.
What is ocaml-libs
ocaml-libs is:
A metapackage containing dependencies for the Objective Caml (OCaml) programming language core libraries.
Includes dependencies on various kinds of OCaml core libraries like graphics, networking, compression, and XML parsing.
There are three methods to install ocaml-libs on Debian 10. 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-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-libs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-libs
Install ocaml-libs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocaml-libs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocaml-libs
Install ocaml-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-libs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-libs
How To Uninstall ocaml-libs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ocaml-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocaml-libs
Uninstall ocaml-libs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocaml-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-libs
Remove ocaml-libs Configurations and Data
To remove ocaml-libs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-libs
Remove ocaml-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocaml-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-libs
Dependencies
ocaml-libs have the following dependencies:
- libextlib-ocaml-dev
- liblablgtk2-ocaml-dev
- libocamlnet-ocaml-dev
- libpcre-ocaml-dev
- libpxp-ocaml-dev
- libzip-ocaml-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-libs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.