How To Install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg on Debian 9. libnetcdf-c++4-dbg is debugging symbols for NetCDF C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

libnetcdf-c++4-dbg is:

NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of interfaces for array-oriented data access and a freely distributed collection of data access libraries for C, Fortran, C++, Java, and other languages. The netCDF libraries support a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interfaces, libraries, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.

This package contains debugging symbols for the C++ library.

There are three methods to install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg 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 libnetcdf-c++4-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg 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 libnetcdf-c++4-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

How To Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnetcdf-c++4-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Remove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Remove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf-c++4-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf-c++4-dbg

Dependencies

libnetcdf-c++4-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.