How To Install ncl on Fedora 34
ncl is NCAR Command Language and NCAR Graphics
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncl on Fedora 34.
What is ncl
NCAR Command Language (NCL) is an interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data processing and visualization. Portable, robust, and free, NCL supports netCDF3/4, GRIB1/2, HDF-SDS, HDF4-EOS, binary, shapefiles, and ASCII files. Numerous analysis functions are built-in. High quality graphics are easily created and customized with hundreds of graphic resources. Many example scripts and their corresponding graphics are available.
We can use yum or dnf to install ncl on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncl.
Install ncl on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install ncl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ncl
Install ncl on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install ncl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ncl
How To Uninstall ncl on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the ncl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ncl
ncl Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/profile.d/ncarg.csh
/etc/profile.d/ncarg.sh
/usr/bin/ConvertMapData
/usr/bin/WriteLineFile
/usr/bin/WriteNameFile
/usr/bin/WritePlotcharData
/usr/bin/cgm2ncgm
/usr/bin/ctlib
/usr/bin/ctrans
/usr/bin/ezmapdemo
/usr/bin/fcaps
/usr/bin/findg
/usr/bin/fontc
/usr/bin/gcaps
/usr/bin/graphc
/usr/bin/ictrans
/usr/bin/idt
/usr/bin/med
/usr/bin/ncargfile
/usr/bin/ncargpath
/usr/bin/ncargrun
/usr/bin/ncargversion
/usr/bin/ncargworld
/usr/bin/ncarlogo2ps
/usr/bin/ncarvversion
/usr/bin/ncgm2cgm
/usr/bin/ncgmstat
/usr/bin/ncl
/usr/bin/ncl_convert2nc
/usr/bin/ncl_filedump
/usr/bin/ncl_grib2nc
/usr/bin/ncl_quicklook
/usr/bin/nnalg
/usr/bin/pre2ncgm
/usr/bin/pre2ncgm.prog
/usr/bin/psblack
/usr/bin/psplit
/usr/bin/pswhite
/usr/bin/pwritxnt
/usr/bin/ras2ccir601
/usr/bin/rascat
/usr/bin/rasgetpal
/usr/bin/rasls
/usr/bin/rassplit
/usr/bin/rasstat
/usr/bin/rasview
/usr/bin/tdpackdemo
/usr/bin/tgks0a
/usr/bin/tlocal
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/fb07fd45f391b5579f3be29cafa3d54dd4db41
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/762e4d6865d5cc244c9958a9cf557909489a0b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/078a343aa43196a35aa238d414594a699a174a
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/8e5edef36716822b37466928877d2af9809d6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/70468d0a59df8a2a3fbd2b12f01b0ff1d5187e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b/405e234c8ad5dafe9000e585fdd482901d00e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/2e/11c5b7992ff6250537576c7494caa4b9707542
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/721e897275ad5245d8359172cb0e2a4fa1275b
/usr/lib/.build-id/40
/usr/lib/.build-id/40/019d9bc0ad2743e0f399ca1765b833c0cb2ca4
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/1dde98f519f6a68e258f69a9c632eb0cae467f
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/usr/lib/.build-id/75/2d41d74ac7b3e07d219d8242934d6cab69715d
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/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/5e94680e00926d5d305220ecfcf3a1c8c822c9
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/usr/lib/.build-id/7f/d612de60b8dad797d7ac1f0748a709802ab534
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/86a39df41dbba15a9a57490cdea4856b55054b
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/usr/lib/.build-id/86/74325a82fbf5167bc660b1c07300b7b3c42204
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/usr/lib/.build-id/88/9ac82fbec4a9af1cad7e9cb4e7b5857af6f1ed
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/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/20f313dc23df0b63653844f08280dc995f379b
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/1ea9b620e474278d81f4dc3413b3d55257cbbb
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4/da86779ed9f78222f90c7e1460fa80fc714275
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/a350cddbc86a56bb8cb7b5f995bc21704b3af1
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/668a4cf74bcee14394f33d11a91a87350294a2
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/5d3fb059826bf4d12f8887a061322066f49db9
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/a077335aa043e78ab39fb91107d1583a173bbe
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/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/6d3c3183f2b9759896a4f99e7997666a64de24
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/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/f62b0f8c873d75c098462c7b963c927b29b55d
/usr/lib/.build-id/f3
/usr/lib/.build-id/f3/fedd8517e3bf5dddadb642690855b6a605571e
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/3b19d7f0e760c17b41658f370513dc8d185f20
/usr/lib/ncarg/database
/usr/lib/ncarg/fontcaps
/usr/lib/ncarg/graphcaps
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..1.areas
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..1.lines
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..1.names
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..2.areas
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..2.lines
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..2.names
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..3.areas
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..3.lines
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..3.names
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..4.areas
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..4.lines
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/Earth..4.names
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapAreaInfo.CO
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapAreaInfo.PO
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapAreaInfo.PS
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapAreaInfo.US
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapOutlines.CO
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapOutlines.PO
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapOutlines.PS
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/EzmapOutlines.US
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/NhlMapData
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ezmap_area_ids
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ezmapdata
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/Aristarcoj2.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/Vera.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraBI.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraBd.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraIt.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraMoBI.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraMoBd.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraMoIt.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraMono.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraSe.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/VeraSeBd.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/cmex10.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ftfonts/cmsy10.ttf
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/pwritdata
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/ranfdata
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/rgb.dir
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/rgb.pag
/usr/lib64/ncarg/database/rgb.txt
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font1
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font10
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font11
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font12
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font13
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font14
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font15
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font16
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font17
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font18
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font19
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font2
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font20
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font21
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font22
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font25
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font26
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font29
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font3
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font30
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font33
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font34
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font35
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font36
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font37
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font4
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font5
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font6
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font7
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font8
/usr/lib64/ncarg/fontcaps/font9
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/adm5
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/aed.a
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/aed.b
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/balsml
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/ditroff
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hp150
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hp2648a
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hp7475a
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hp7510a
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hpgl
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hpgl2
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hpgl2.dual
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hpgl2pe
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/hpgl2pe.dual
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/imagen
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/imagen.port
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/pc.mono
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/ps.color
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/ps.land.color
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/ps.land.mono
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/ps.mono
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/qms800
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/r6211
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/s100
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4010
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4025
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4105
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4107
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4107.seg
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4115
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/t4115.seg
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/tal1590
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/tekalike
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/versaterm
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt100
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt125
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt220
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt240
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt330
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt340
/usr/lib64/ncarg/graphcaps/vt340w
/usr/share/doc/ncl
/usr/share/doc/ncl/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/ncl
/usr/share/licenses/ncl/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncl on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.