How To Install hdf-compass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf-compass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hdf-compass-doc
hdf-compass-doc is:
HDF Compass is an experimental viewer program for HDF5 and related formats, designed to complement other more complex applications like HDFView. Strong emphasis is placed on clean minimal design, and maximum extensibility through a plugin system for new formats.
This package provides the documentation and examples for the HDF Compass application.
There are three methods to install hdf-compass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hdf-compass-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hdf-compass-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdf-compass-doc
Install hdf-compass-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdf-compass-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdf-compass-doc
Install hdf-compass-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hdf-compass-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdf-compass-doc
How To Uninstall hdf-compass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hdf-compass-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdf-compass-doc
Uninstall hdf-compass-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdf-compass-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdf-compass-doc
Remove hdf-compass-doc Configurations and Data
To remove hdf-compass-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdf-compass-doc
Remove hdf-compass-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdf-compass-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdf-compass-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf-compass-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
