How To Install libsedlex-ocaml on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsedlex-ocaml on Ubuntu.
What is libsedlex-ocaml
libsedlex-ocaml is:
A lexer generator for OCaml, similar to ocamllex, but supporting Unicode. Contrary to ocamllex, lexer specifications for sedlex are embedded in regular OCaml source files.
There are three methods to install libsedlex-ocaml on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsedlex-ocaml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsedlex-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsedlex-ocaml
Install libsedlex-ocaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsedlex-ocaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsedlex-ocaml
Install libsedlex-ocaml 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 libsedlex-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsedlex-ocaml
How To Uninstall libsedlex-ocaml on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsedlex-ocaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsedlex-ocaml
Uninstall libsedlex-ocaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsedlex-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsedlex-ocaml
Remove libsedlex-ocaml Configurations and Data
To remove libsedlex-ocaml configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsedlex-ocaml
Remove libsedlex-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsedlex-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsedlex-ocaml
Dependencies
libsedlex-ocaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsedlex-ocaml package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.