How To Install ocaml-tools 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 ocaml-tools on Ubuntu.
What is ocaml-tools
ocaml-tools is:
This package collects various tools to help developing Objective Caml (OCaml) programs; in particular it contains:
- ocaml-autoconf: autoconf macros for OCaml
- omlet: a better OCaml indentation mode for vim
- a configure.in and Makefile.in template
- ocamldot: generate program dependency graphs for OCaml programs
There are three methods to install ocaml-tools 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 ocaml-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ocaml-tools
Install ocaml-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ocaml-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ocaml-tools
Install ocaml-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-tools
How To Uninstall ocaml-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ocaml-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ocaml-tools
Uninstall ocaml-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ocaml-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-tools
Remove ocaml-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ocaml-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-tools
Remove ocaml-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ocaml-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-tools
Dependencies
ocaml-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.