How To Install r-cran-ncdf4 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ncdf4 on Debian 11. r-cran-ncdf4 is GNU R interface to Unidata netCDF format data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ncdf4 on Debian 11.

What is r-cran-ncdf4

r-cran-ncdf4 is:

High-level R interface to data files written using Unidata’s netCDF library (version 4 or earlier), which are binary data files that are portable across platforms and include metadata information in addition to the data sets. Using this package, netCDF files (either version 4 or “classic” version 3) can be opened and data sets read in easily. It is also easy to create new netCDF dimensions, variables, and files, in either version 3 or 4 format, and manipulate existing netCDF files.

There are three methods to install r-cran-ncdf4 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-ncdf4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-ncdf4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-ncdf4

Install r-cran-ncdf4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-ncdf4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-ncdf4

Install r-cran-ncdf4 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 r-cran-ncdf4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-ncdf4

How To Uninstall r-cran-ncdf4 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the r-cran-ncdf4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-ncdf4

Uninstall r-cran-ncdf4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-ncdf4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-ncdf4

Remove r-cran-ncdf4 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-ncdf4 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-ncdf4

Remove r-cran-ncdf4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-ncdf4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-ncdf4

Dependencies

r-cran-ncdf4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ncdf4 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.