How To Install libcdi0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libcdi0 is Climate Data Interface (cdi) library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcdi0

libcdi0 is:

CDI is a C and Fortran Interface to access Climate model Data. Supported data formats are GRIB, netCDF, SERVICE, EXTRA and IEG.

There are three methods to install libcdi0 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 libcdi0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdi0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcdi0

Install libcdi0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdi0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcdi0

Install libcdi0 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 libcdi0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcdi0

How To Uninstall libcdi0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcdi0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcdi0

Uninstall libcdi0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcdi0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdi0

Remove libcdi0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcdi0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcdi0

Remove libcdi0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcdi0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdi0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdi0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.