How To Install libhdf5-103 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libhdf5-103 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libhdf5-103 is Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) - runtime files - serial version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-103 on Debian 10.

What is libhdf5-103

libhdf5-103 is:

HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.

This package contains runtime files for serial platforms.

There are three methods to install libhdf5-103 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 libhdf5-103 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdf5-103 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdf5-103

Install libhdf5-103 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdf5-103 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhdf5-103

Install libhdf5-103 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 libhdf5-103 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdf5-103

How To Uninstall libhdf5-103 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libhdf5-103 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdf5-103

Uninstall libhdf5-103 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdf5-103 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdf5-103

Remove libhdf5-103 Configurations and Data

To remove libhdf5-103 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdf5-103

Remove libhdf5-103 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhdf5-103 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdf5-103

Dependencies

libhdf5-103 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-103 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.