How To Install ocamlgraph-editor on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlgraph-editor on Debian 9. ocamlgraph-editor is graphical graph editor based on hyperbolic geometry

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlgraph-editor on Debian 9.

What is ocamlgraph-editor

ocamlgraph-editor is:

Ocamlgraph editor is an interactive graph editor for GNOME; it is based on hyperbolic geometry (it “zooms” more on graph nodes which are in the center of the editing area and zooms less on periferic nodes).

Ocamlgraph editor works with the following file formats to load and save graphs: GML (Graph Modelling Language), DOT (the file format used by Graphviz).

Ocamlgraph is still to be considered experimental.

There are three methods to install ocamlgraph-editor on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ocamlgraph-editor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ocamlgraph-editor

Install ocamlgraph-editor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ocamlgraph-editor

Install ocamlgraph-editor 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 ocamlgraph-editor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocamlgraph-editor

How To Uninstall ocamlgraph-editor on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ocamlgraph-editor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ocamlgraph-editor

Uninstall ocamlgraph-editor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ocamlgraph-editor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocamlgraph-editor

Remove ocamlgraph-editor Configurations and Data

To remove ocamlgraph-editor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocamlgraph-editor

Remove ocamlgraph-editor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocamlgraph-editor

Dependencies

ocamlgraph-editor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlgraph-editor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.