How To Install python-gribapi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gribapi on Debian 9. python-gribapi is Python module for the ECMWF GRIB API library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gribapi on Debian 9.

What is python-gribapi

python-gribapi is:

The ECMWF GRIB API is an application program interface accessible from C and FORTRAN programs developed for encoding and decoding WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2 messages.

This is a Python wrapper for the GRIB API library.

ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

There are three methods to install python-gribapi 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 python-gribapi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gribapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-gribapi

Install python-gribapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gribapi

Install python-gribapi 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 python-gribapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gribapi

How To Uninstall python-gribapi on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-gribapi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gribapi

Uninstall python-gribapi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gribapi

Remove python-gribapi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gribapi

Remove python-gribapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gribapi

Dependencies

python-gribapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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