How To Install libdballe8 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballe8 on Ubuntu 20.04. libdballe8 is DB-ALL.e C shared library for weather research

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballe8 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libdballe8

libdballe8 is:

DB-All.e is a fast on-disk database where meteorological observed and forecast data can be stored, searched, retrieved and updated.

This is the shared library for C programs.

There are three methods to install libdballe8 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdballe8 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdballe8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdballe8

Install libdballe8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdballe8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdballe8

Install libdballe8 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 libdballe8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdballe8

How To Uninstall libdballe8 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libdballe8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdballe8

Uninstall libdballe8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdballe8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdballe8

Remove libdballe8 Configurations and Data

To remove libdballe8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdballe8

Remove libdballe8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdballe8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdballe8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballe8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.