How To Install libnetcdff-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnetcdff-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnetcdff-dev is creation, access, and sharing of scientific data in Fortran

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff-dev on Debian 10.

What is libnetcdff-dev

libnetcdff-dev 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 headers for the Fortran library.

There are three methods to install libnetcdff-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 libnetcdff-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 libnetcdff-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdff-dev

Install libnetcdff-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnetcdff-dev

Install libnetcdff-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 libnetcdff-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdff-dev

How To Uninstall libnetcdff-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnetcdff-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetcdff-dev

Uninstall libnetcdff-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetcdff-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdff-dev

Remove libnetcdff-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnetcdff-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdff-dev

Remove libnetcdff-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdff-dev

Dependencies

libnetcdff-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.