How To Install libg2c-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg2c-dev on Debian 12.
What is libg2c-dev
libg2c-dev is:
This is the libgrib2c library from NCEP for encoding and decoding ‘GRIB2’ data formats.
This package contains the static libraries and headers needed to build applications against libgrib2.
There are three methods to install libg2c-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libg2c-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libg2c-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libg2c-dev
Install libg2c-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libg2c-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libg2c-dev
Install libg2c-dev 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 libg2c-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libg2c-dev
How To Uninstall libg2c-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libg2c-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libg2c-dev
Uninstall libg2c-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libg2c-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg2c-dev
Remove libg2c-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libg2c-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libg2c-dev
Remove libg2c-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libg2c-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg2c-dev
Dependencies
libg2c-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg2c-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
