How To Install libdballef5 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballef5 on Ubuntu 20.04. libdballef5 is DB-ALL.e Fortran shared library for weather research

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballef5 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libdballef5

libdballef5 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 Fortran programs.

There are three methods to install libdballef5 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 libdballef5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdballef5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdballef5

Install libdballef5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdballef5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdballef5

Install libdballef5 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 libdballef5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdballef5

How To Uninstall libdballef5 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libdballef5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdballef5

Uninstall libdballef5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdballef5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdballef5

Remove libdballef5 Configurations and Data

To remove libdballef5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdballef5

Remove libdballef5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdballef5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdballef5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdballef5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.