How To Install ocamlmakefile on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlmakefile on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ocamlmakefile
ocamlmakefile is:
OCamlMakefile is a general makefile which allows a programmer to create quickly customized makefiles for a project written in the Objective Caml programming language. Typically, a customized makefile consists of the definition of a few variables, and an inclusion of the general makefile provided by this package.
There are three methods to install ocamlmakefile 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 ocamlmakefile Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ocamlmakefile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocamlmakefile
Install ocamlmakefile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocamlmakefile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocamlmakefile
Install ocamlmakefile 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 ocamlmakefile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocamlmakefile
How To Uninstall ocamlmakefile on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ocamlmakefile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocamlmakefile
Uninstall ocamlmakefile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocamlmakefile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocamlmakefile
Remove ocamlmakefile Configurations and Data
To remove ocamlmakefile configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocamlmakefile
Remove ocamlmakefile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocamlmakefile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocamlmakefile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocamlmakefile package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
