How To Install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8.
What is eccodes-data
This package provides all tables and definitions needed to encode and decode grib and bufr files, and includes both the official WMO tables and a number of often used local definitions by ECMWF and other meteorological centers.
We can use yum or dnf to install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install eccodes-data.
Install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install eccodes-data using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install eccodes-data
Install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install eccodes-data using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install eccodes-data
How To Uninstall eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the eccodes-data package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove eccodes-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eccodes-data on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.