How To Install libfgetdata6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata6 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfgetdata6 is library to read/write dirfile data - Fortran 77 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfgetdata6

libfgetdata6 is:

The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.

There are three methods to install libfgetdata6 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 libfgetdata6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfgetdata6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfgetdata6

Install libfgetdata6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfgetdata6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfgetdata6

Install libfgetdata6 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 libfgetdata6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfgetdata6

How To Uninstall libfgetdata6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfgetdata6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfgetdata6

Uninstall libfgetdata6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfgetdata6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfgetdata6

Remove libfgetdata6 Configurations and Data

To remove libfgetdata6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfgetdata6

Remove libfgetdata6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfgetdata6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfgetdata6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfgetdata6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.