How To Install libmetview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmetview-dev
libmetview-dev is:
Metview has been designed as a flexible, modular and extendible system able to accommodate the evolving needs of the user. The system is based on the ECMWF standards for graphics (Magics) and data access (MARS) but can also access locally stored data. The user interface is based on Motif and Qt. Metview is a fully distributed system where modules can run on different workstations and servers.
This package provides static libraries and include files for building Metview-based software.
There are three methods to install libmetview-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 libmetview-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 libmetview-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetview-dev
Install libmetview-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetview-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetview-dev
Install libmetview-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 libmetview-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetview-dev
How To Uninstall libmetview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmetview-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetview-dev
Uninstall libmetview-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetview-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetview-dev
Remove libmetview-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmetview-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetview-dev
Remove libmetview-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetview-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetview-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetview-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
