How To Install dune on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dune on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dune
dune is:
Dune is a build system designed for OCaml/Reason projects only. It focuses on providing the user with a consistent experience and takes care of most of the low-level details of OCaml compilation. All you have to do is provide a description of your project and Dune will do the rest.
ocaml-dune was previously called dune; this is a transitional package, which can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install dune on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dune Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dune using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dune
Install dune Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dune using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dune
Install dune 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 dune using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dune
How To Uninstall dune on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dune package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dune
Uninstall dune And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dune and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dune
Remove dune Configurations and Data
To remove dune configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dune
Remove dune configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dune configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dune
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dune package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
