How To Install ncl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncl in Fedora 36. ncl is NCAR Command Language and NCAR Graphics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncl on Fedora 36.

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 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncl.

Install ncl on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ncl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncl

Install ncl on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 36

To uninstall only the ncl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ncl

ncl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/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/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/fc8500feda753d2b5782c1bdb83113a4faed32
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/11427fda5275fc18d78cb13d33ee0f1e08d4e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/14
/usr/lib/.build-id/14/9a842b6a9b16ff6ae05accfaffab927e3126fb
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/199923782dfedbb51dc7e50c3fe029746bbe7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/27
/usr/lib/.build-id/27/4c2b4ff1e0eb955f38ce5e1e792c2f9f022606
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/ca1dc29ea5beb55118e3eb7563ebeb170bb244
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b/3341e194d58db0345293c6eb096a9f6975476d
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/1b02c48694f6c8292cd0952723980a321f75bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/657fda84ce3623b334c4ff6c18efed0e8b5117
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/d8af01285520f30d5bcd2cf58de1be45b73eb5
/usr/lib/.build-id/48
/usr/lib/.build-id/48/62c1a044c8c3ce69fc7f8837c2178e720c37e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/65d5980e6ac6ec129c11327fe0450aaba84b28
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/2f7b378ad01d19d26fa311acf494ec6a332794
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/5601f7fd478991fb56a463b49abb2998d6d67b
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/e9f99295e2ff8e3eb26fc34f16dc220cb7d770
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/480a17d014084ea7fcd107c513f43fcd979fd6
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/509c34c2c65ef5872fad64ede38c0286f837ce
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/bce912b3fe93c8509c2092fb751282f18bd450
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/e228e2ee38a4c36e095d9bed422812da0e7583
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/d3f7c118ad7663664de84a102457ca6c1df6e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/7d66f34402db79ceedf4115c9b835b6913ef68
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/a5541d4a7cc22ca800dd8c2316dc4ed1fceabb
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/1f15fe34cc19f33c018b0055152063b4c32efb
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/32b4eac5f9afb62be0bbaac0c0c10776b8dc94
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/dbce84b28afe21baf276570e08ae5ce690f6b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/c149ed87ce8c8e61b05c2ce305e1f5670b4d51
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/3d497c24309a7b3f016ccb1327a105a1c0d1d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/2ac053c449b15c18f0cb3b270a54bce97a3791
/usr/lib/.build-id/cc/f38591ccd56a4ad24cbad5720820589cbc8d7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/32a09f5653d89d51ee86034a6901f256b4f76a
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9/f116a91bed856e0e40f9d91543e88c92a1b3ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/1aab806142bdfb38a382e5edc891784c95c60a
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/17060c8b2dbb70b4d9b2aac50354ab2444e1dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/81a7126e5b710bf207b4d3b1ebcf332d0fc25f
/usr/lib/.build-id/f0
/usr/lib/.build-id/f0/b0395283ff32a8b8a35465be8d69714ba71a71
/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 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).