How To Install ocaml-mode on Debian 12

Learn how to install ocaml-mode on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ocaml-mode is transitional package to elpa-caml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-mode on Debian 12.

What is ocaml-mode

ocaml-mode is:

This is a transitional package from the old ocaml-mode to the new elpa-caml package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install ocaml-mode on Debian 12. 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-mode 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-mode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-mode

Install ocaml-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml-mode

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

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-mode

How To Uninstall ocaml-mode on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-mode

Uninstall ocaml-mode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocaml-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-mode

Remove ocaml-mode Configurations and Data

To remove ocaml-mode configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-mode

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

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

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

Dependencies

ocaml-mode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-mode package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.