How To Install ocaml-qtest on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-qtest in AlmaLinux 8. ocaml-qtest is Inline (Unit) Tests for OCaml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-qtest on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ocaml-qtest

qtest extracts inline unit tests written using a special syntax in comments. Those tests are then run using the oUnit framework and the qcheck library. The possibilities range from trivial tests – extremely simple to use – to sophisticated random generation of test cases.

We can use yum or dnf to install ocaml-qtest on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocaml-qtest.

Install ocaml-qtest 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-qtest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocaml-qtest

Install ocaml-qtest 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-qtest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ocaml-qtest

How To Uninstall ocaml-qtest on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ocaml-qtest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-qtest on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.