How To Install libgrib-api0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgrib-api0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgrib-api0 is GRIB decoding/encoding software library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api0 on Debian 10.

What is libgrib-api0

libgrib-api0 is:

The ECMWF GRIB API is an application program interface accessible from C and FORTRAN programs developed for encoding and decoding WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2 messages.

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

There are three methods to install libgrib-api0 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 libgrib-api0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgrib-api0

Install libgrib-api0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgrib-api0

Install libgrib-api0 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 libgrib-api0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgrib-api0

How To Uninstall libgrib-api0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgrib-api0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgrib-api0

Uninstall libgrib-api0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgrib-api0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrib-api0

Remove libgrib-api0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgrib-api0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrib-api0

Remove libgrib-api0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgrib-api0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrib-api0

Dependencies

libgrib-api0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.