How To Install libcdi-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi-dev on Debian 9.
What is libcdi-dev
libcdi-dev is:
CDI is a C and Fortran Interface to access Climate model Data. Supported data formats are GRIB, netCDF, SERVICE, EXTRA and IEG. This package provides development libraries to build against CDI.
There are three methods to install libcdi-dev 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 libcdi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcdi-dev
Install libcdi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcdi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcdi-dev
Install libcdi-dev 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 libcdi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcdi-dev
How To Uninstall libcdi-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcdi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcdi-dev
Uninstall libcdi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcdi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdi-dev
Remove libcdi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcdi-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcdi-dev
Remove libcdi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcdi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdi-dev
Dependencies
libcdi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.