How To Install ocamlgraph-editor on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlgraph-editor on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlgraph-editor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
