How To Install python-netcdf4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netcdf4 on Debian 9.
What is python-netcdf4
python-netcdf4 is:
NetCDF version 4 has many features not found in earlier versions of the library and is implemented on top of HDF5. This module can read and write files in both the new netCDF 4 and the old netCDF 3 format, and can create files that are readable by HDF5 clients. The API is modelled after Scientific.IO.NetCDF, and should be familiar to users of that module.
Most new features of netCDF 4 are implemented, such as multiple unlimited dimensions, groups and zlib data compression. All the new numeric data types (such as 64 bit and unsigned integer types) are implemented. Compound and variable length (vlen) data types are supported, but the enum and opaque data types are not. Mixtures of compound and vlen data types (compound types containing vlens, and vlens containing compound types) are not supported.
This package contains the netCDF 4 module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-netcdf4
Install python-netcdf4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-netcdf4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-netcdf4
Install python-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-netcdf4
How To Uninstall python-netcdf4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-netcdf4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-netcdf4
Uninstall python-netcdf4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-netcdf4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netcdf4
Remove python-netcdf4 Configurations and Data
To remove python-netcdf4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-netcdf4
Remove python-netcdf4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-netcdf4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netcdf4
Dependencies
python-netcdf4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netcdf4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
