How To Install librsl-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsl-dev on Debian 9.
What is librsl-dev
librsl-dev is:
RSL is a library produced by the NASA TRMM Satellite Validation Office and used to access several radar file formats. It can generated images directly or be used to load data files for other programs.
It can read the following file formats: WSR88D/NEXRAD, Lassen, Sigmet, McGill, UF, HDF, RAPIC, RADTEC and the native RSL file format.
This package contains the header files and static libraries which are needed for developing programs that use grits.
There are three methods to install librsl-dev 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 librsl-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 librsl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librsl-dev
Install librsl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librsl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librsl-dev
Install librsl-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 librsl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librsl-dev
How To Uninstall librsl-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librsl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librsl-dev
Uninstall librsl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librsl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsl-dev
Remove librsl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librsl-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librsl-dev
Remove librsl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librsl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsl-dev
Dependencies
librsl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librsl-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
