How To Install ocaml-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-tools on Kali Linux.

What is ocaml-tools

ocaml-tools is:

This package collects various tools to help developing Objective Caml (OCaml) programs; in particular it contains:

• ocaml-autoconf: autoconf macros for OCaml
• omlet: a better OCaml indentation mode for vim
• a configure.in and Makefile.in template
• ocamldot: generate program dependency graphs for OCaml programs

There are three methods to install ocaml-tools on Kali Linux. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-tools

Install ocaml-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocaml-tools

Install ocaml-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-tools

How To Uninstall ocaml-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-tools

Uninstall ocaml-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocaml-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-tools

Remove ocaml-tools Configurations and Data

To remove ocaml-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

ocaml-tools have the following dependencies:

• ocaml-base-nox-4.11.1

References

• ocaml-tools website

Summary

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