How To Install ocamlify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlify on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ocamlify
ocamlify is:
This program allows one to copy files inside OCaml code. It uses a first file that describes the other files that must be included and the type of OCaml variable it should create. It can also describe dependencies to other files, in order to generate .depends files for make.
There are three methods to install ocamlify 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 ocamlify Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ocamlify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocamlify
Install ocamlify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocamlify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocamlify
Install ocamlify 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 ocamlify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocamlify
How To Uninstall ocamlify on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ocamlify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocamlify
Uninstall ocamlify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocamlify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocamlify
Remove ocamlify Configurations and Data
To remove ocamlify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocamlify
Remove ocamlify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocamlify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocamlify
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
