How To Install ocamlmktop.byte on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install ocaml-nox

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is ocamlmktop.byte and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install ocamlmktop.byte on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install ocamlmktop.byte using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install ocamlmktop.byte using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ocaml-nox

Install ocamlmktop.byte using apt

Because ocamlmktop.byte is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install ocamlmktop.byte using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ocaml-nox

Install ocamlmktop.byte 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install ocamlmktop.byte by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ocaml-nox

How to upgrade (update) a single package ocamlmktop.byte using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the ocamlmktop.byte, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install ocaml-nox

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install ocaml-nox

How To Uninstall ocamlmktop.byte from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the ocamlmktop.byte package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ocaml-nox

Uninstall ocamlmktop.byte and all its dependencies

To uninstall ocamlmktop.byte and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ocaml-nox

Remove ocamlmktop.byte with all configurations and data

To remove ocamlmktop.byte configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ocaml-nox

Remove ocamlmktop.byte completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to ocamlmktop.byte package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ocaml-nox

Extra info and code examples

Objective Caml (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. OCaml comprises two compilers. One generates bytecode which is then interpreted by a C program. This compiler runs quickly, generates compact code with moderate memory requirements, and is portable to essentially any 32 or 64 bit Unix platform. Performance of generated programs is quite good for a bytecoded implementation: almost twice as fast as Caml Light 0.7. This compiler can be used either as a standalone, batch-oriented compiler that produces standalone programs, or as an interactive, toplevel-based system. The other compiler generates high-performance native code for a number of processors. Compilation takes longer and generates bigger code, but the generated programs deliver excellent performance, while retaining the moderate memory requirements of the bytecode compiler. It is not available on all arches though. This package contains everything needed to develop OCaml applications, including the graphics libraries.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install ocamlmktop.byte using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the ocamlmktop.byte from Ubuntu 21.04.

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