How To Install cdo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdo on Debian 9. cdo is Climate Data Operators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdo on Debian 9.

What is cdo

cdo is:

Climate Data Operators are a collection of command line Operators to manipulate and analyse Climate model Data. Supported data formats are GRIB, netCDF, SERVICE, EXTRA and IEG. There are more than 400 operators available.

There are three methods to install cdo 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 cdo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdo

Install cdo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cdo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cdo

Install cdo 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 cdo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdo

How To Uninstall cdo on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove cdo

Uninstall cdo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdo

Remove cdo Configurations and Data

To remove cdo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cdo

Remove cdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdo

Dependencies

cdo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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