How To Install libeccodes0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes0 on Kali Linux.

What is libeccodes0

libeccodes0 is:

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

It is a replacement for the grib-api and emoslib libraries.

ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

There are three methods to install libeccodes0 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 libeccodes0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libeccodes0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libeccodes0

Install libeccodes0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libeccodes0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libeccodes0

Install libeccodes0 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 libeccodes0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libeccodes0

How To Uninstall libeccodes0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libeccodes0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libeccodes0

Uninstall libeccodes0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libeccodes0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeccodes0

Remove libeccodes0 Configurations and Data

To remove libeccodes0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libeccodes0

Remove libeccodes0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libeccodes0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeccodes0

Dependencies

libeccodes0 have the following dependencies:

• libaec0
• libc6
• libgfortran5
• libgomp1
• libopenjp2-7
• libpng16-16
• libeccodes-data

References

• libeccodes0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libeccodes0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.