How To Install libncarg-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncarg-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libncarg-bin is NCAR command-language library - development tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncarg-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libncarg-bin

libncarg-bin is:

This package provides development tools for developing applications of the NCARG command library, such as wrappers for compilation of NCL executables.

There are three methods to install libncarg-bin 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 libncarg-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libncarg-bin

Install libncarg-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libncarg-bin

Install libncarg-bin 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 libncarg-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncarg-bin

How To Uninstall libncarg-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libncarg-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncarg-bin

Uninstall libncarg-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncarg-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncarg-bin

Remove libncarg-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libncarg-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncarg-bin

Remove libncarg-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncarg-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncarg-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.