How To Install libcdi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi-dev on Kali Linux. libcdi-dev is Development files for the climate data interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi-dev on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.