How To Install libeccodes-data on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-data on Kali Linux. libeccodes-data is GRIB and BUFR enecoding/encoding software library - data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-data on Kali Linux.

What is libeccodes-data

libeccodes-data is:

ecCodes is the ECMWF encoding/decoding software for GRIB and BUFR.

There are three methods to install libeccodes-data 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 libeccodes-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libeccodes-data

Install libeccodes-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libeccodes-data

Install libeccodes-data 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 libeccodes-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeccodes-data

How To Uninstall libeccodes-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libeccodes-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libeccodes-data

Uninstall libeccodes-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeccodes-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeccodes-data

Remove libeccodes-data Configurations and Data

To remove libeccodes-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeccodes-data

Remove libeccodes-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeccodes-data

Dependencies

libeccodes-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.