How To Install libeccodes-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libeccodes-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeccodes-data
How To Uninstall libeccodes-data on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
