How To Install libeccodes-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-tools on Debian 10.
What is libeccodes-tools
libeccodes-tools is:
ecCodes is the ECMWF encoding/decoding software for GRIB and BUFR.
This is a useful set of command line tools to give quick access to grib messages.
ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
There are three methods to install libeccodes-tools on Debian 10. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeccodes-tools
Install libeccodes-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libeccodes-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeccodes-tools
Install libeccodes-tools 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 libeccodes-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeccodes-tools
How To Uninstall libeccodes-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libeccodes-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeccodes-tools
Uninstall libeccodes-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeccodes-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeccodes-tools
Remove libeccodes-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libeccodes-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeccodes-tools
Remove libeccodes-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeccodes-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeccodes-tools
Dependencies
libeccodes-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.