How To Install netcdf-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install netcdf-dbg on Debian 9. netcdf-dbg is debugging symbols for NetCDF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netcdf-dbg on Debian 9.

What is netcdf-dbg

netcdf-dbg is:

This package contains the files that make it possible to debug the NetCDF binaries and programs that use the NetCDF libraries with a source-level debugger like gdb.

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

sudo apt-get -y install netcdf-dbg

Install netcdf-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netcdf-dbg

Install netcdf-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 netcdf-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netcdf-dbg

How To Uninstall netcdf-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the netcdf-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netcdf-dbg

Uninstall netcdf-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netcdf-dbg

Remove netcdf-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove netcdf-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netcdf-dbg

Remove netcdf-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netcdf-dbg

Dependencies

netcdf-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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