How To Install mlpost on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpost on Ubuntu 22.04. mlpost is OCaml interface to Metapost (command-line tool)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpost on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is mlpost

mlpost is:

Mlpost is an OCaml library for scientific drawing. It relies on Metapost, giving the possibility to include (La)TeX fragments. Mlpost users can use the full power of OCaml to generate their diagrams, including static typing and the possibility to use any OCaml library. Moreover, Mlpost promotes a declarative style quite different from existing tools.

This package contains a command-line tool to ease the generation of PostScript or PDF figures directly from .ml files.

There are three methods to install mlpost on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mlpost Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mlpost

Install mlpost Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlpost using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlpost

Install mlpost 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 mlpost using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlpost

How To Uninstall mlpost on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the mlpost package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlpost

Uninstall mlpost And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mlpost and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlpost

Remove mlpost Configurations and Data

To remove mlpost configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlpost

Remove mlpost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlpost

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpost package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.