How To Install ocamldsort on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamldsort on Kali Linux.

What is ocamldsort

ocamldsort is:

The ocamldsort command scans a set of Objective Caml source files (.ml and .mli files), sorts them according to their dependencies and prints the sorted files in order to link their corresponding .cmo files.

ocamldsort can be used to compile and link simple projects with one command.

However for larger projects where separate compilation is desirable, ocamldsort can also be used from within a makefile as described in the documentation.

There are three methods to install ocamldsort 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 ocamldsort Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocamldsort

Install ocamldsort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ocamldsort using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ocamldsort

Install ocamldsort 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 ocamldsort using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocamldsort

How To Uninstall ocamldsort on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ocamldsort package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ocamldsort

Uninstall ocamldsort And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocamldsort

Remove ocamldsort Configurations and Data

To remove ocamldsort configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocamldsort

Remove ocamldsort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocamldsort

Dependencies

ocamldsort have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ocamldsort website

Summary

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