How To Install libfgetdata5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata5 on Debian 9. libfgetdata5 is library to read/write dirfile data - Fortran 77 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata5 on Debian 9.

What is libfgetdata5

libfgetdata5 is:

The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.

There are three methods to install libfgetdata5 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfgetdata5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfgetdata5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfgetdata5

Install libfgetdata5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfgetdata5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfgetdata5

Install libfgetdata5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfgetdata5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfgetdata5

How To Uninstall libfgetdata5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfgetdata5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfgetdata5

Uninstall libfgetdata5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfgetdata5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfgetdata5

Remove libfgetdata5 Configurations and Data

To remove libfgetdata5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfgetdata5

Remove libfgetdata5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfgetdata5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfgetdata5

Dependencies

libfgetdata5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.