How To Install ocaml-core on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-core on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ocaml-core
ocaml-core is:
A metapackage containing dependencies on, and suggestions of packages useful for developing in the Objective Caml (OCaml) programming language.
Includes dependencies on various tools related to OCaml like compiler and preprocessor, tuareg mode for the emacs editor, package manager, documentation tool and more.
There are three methods to install ocaml-core 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 ocaml-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ocaml-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-core
Install ocaml-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocaml-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocaml-core
Install ocaml-core 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 ocaml-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-core
How To Uninstall ocaml-core on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ocaml-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocaml-core
Uninstall ocaml-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocaml-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-core
Remove ocaml-core Configurations and Data
To remove ocaml-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-core
Remove ocaml-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocaml-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-core
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-core package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
