How To Install hdf5-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hdf5-helpers
hdf5-helpers is:
HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
This package contains helper tools for HDF5.
There are three methods to install hdf5-helpers 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 hdf5-helpers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hdf5-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdf5-helpers
Install hdf5-helpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hdf5-helpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdf5-helpers
Install hdf5-helpers 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 hdf5-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdf5-helpers
How To Uninstall hdf5-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hdf5-helpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdf5-helpers
Uninstall hdf5-helpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdf5-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdf5-helpers
Remove hdf5-helpers Configurations and Data
To remove hdf5-helpers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdf5-helpers
Remove hdf5-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdf5-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdf5-helpers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-helpers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
