How To Install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ocaml-ppx-derivers
Ppx_derivers is a tiny package whose sole purpose is to allow ppx_deriving and ppx_type_conv to inter-operate gracefully when linked as part of the same ocaml-migrate-parsetree driver.
We can use yum or dnf to install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocaml-ppx-derivers.
Install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ocaml-ppx-derivers using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ocaml-ppx-derivers
Install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ocaml-ppx-derivers using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ocaml-ppx-derivers
How To Uninstall ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ocaml-ppx-derivers package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ocaml-ppx-derivers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-ppx-derivers on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.