How To Install libgrib2c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib2c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrib2c-dev
libgrib2c-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 libgrib2c-dev 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 libgrib2c-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 libgrib2c-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrib2c-dev
Install libgrib2c-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib2c-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrib2c-dev
Install libgrib2c-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib2c-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrib2c-dev
How To Uninstall libgrib2c-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrib2c-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrib2c-dev
Uninstall libgrib2c-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrib2c-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrib2c-dev
Remove libgrib2c-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgrib2c-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrib2c-dev
Remove libgrib2c-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrib2c-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrib2c-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib2c-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
