How To Install libgrib-api-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api-dev on Debian 10.
What is libgrib-api-dev
libgrib-api-dev is:
The ECMWF GRIB API is an application program interface accessible from C and FORTRAN programs developed for encoding and decoding WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2 messages.
ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
There are three methods to install libgrib-api-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgrib-api-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrib-api-dev
Install libgrib-api-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrib-api-dev
Install libgrib-api-dev 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 libgrib-api-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrib-api-dev
How To Uninstall libgrib-api-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgrib-api-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrib-api-dev
Uninstall libgrib-api-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrib-api-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrib-api-dev
Remove libgrib-api-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgrib-api-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrib-api-dev
Remove libgrib-api-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrib-api-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrib-api-dev
Dependencies
libgrib-api-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
