How To Install libnetcdf15 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf15 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnetcdf15
libnetcdf15 is:
NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is an interface for scientific data access and a freely-distributed software library that provides an implementation of the interface. The netCDF library also defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interface, library, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.
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There are three methods to install libnetcdf15 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 libnetcdf15 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf15 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf15
Install libnetcdf15 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf15 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdf15
Install libnetcdf15 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 libnetcdf15 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf15
How To Uninstall libnetcdf15 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnetcdf15 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf15
Uninstall libnetcdf15 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdf15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdf15
Remove libnetcdf15 Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdf15 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf15
Remove libnetcdf15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf15
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf15 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.