How to install ocaml-compiler-libs on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install ocaml-compiler-libs package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of ocaml-compiler-libs:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: ocaml-compiler-libs

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install ocaml-compiler-libs

Package Details

Package:ocaml-compiler-libs
Version:4.02.3-6ubuntu2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://caml.inria.fr/
Description:OCaml interpreter and standard libraries Objective (OCaml) is an implementation of the ML language, based on the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML. . This package contains several modules used internally by the OCaml compilers. They are not needed for normal OCaml development, but may be helpful in the development of certain applications.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/devel

How to install ocaml-compiler-libs on Ubuntu 16.10?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If ocaml-compiler-libs is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ocaml-compiler-libs' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L ocaml-compiler-libs
dpkg-query: package 'ocaml-compiler-libs' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing ocaml-compiler-libs:

After system update use the following command to install ocaml-compiler-libs:

sudo apt-get install ocaml-compiler-libs

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove ocaml-compiler-libs from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ocaml-compiler-libs from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the ocaml-compiler-libs following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  ocaml-compiler-libs

Following command is used to remove the ocaml-compiler-libs package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ocaml-compiler-libs

This will remove ocaml-compiler-libs and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing ocaml-compiler-libs with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge ocaml-compiler-libs

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ocaml-compiler-libs

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ocaml-compiler-libs package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.