How To Install libhdfeos-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libhdfeos-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libhdfeos-dev is Development files for the HDF-EOS4 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdfeos-dev on Debian 10.

What is libhdfeos-dev

libhdfeos-dev is:

HDF-EOS4 is a software library designed built on HDF4 to support EOS-specific data structures, namely Grid, Point, and Swath. The new data structures are constructed from standard HDF data objects, using EOS conventions, through the use of a software library [1,4]. A key feature of HDF-EOS files is that instrument-independent services, such as subsetting by geolocation, can be applied to the files across a wide variety of data products.

This package contains include files and static libraries for HDF-EOS4.

There are three methods to install libhdfeos-dev 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 libhdfeos-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 libhdfeos-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdfeos-dev

Install libhdfeos-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhdfeos-dev

Install libhdfeos-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 libhdfeos-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdfeos-dev

How To Uninstall libhdfeos-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libhdfeos-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdfeos-dev

Uninstall libhdfeos-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdfeos-dev

Remove libhdfeos-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdfeos-dev

Remove libhdfeos-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdfeos-dev

Dependencies

libhdfeos-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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