How To Install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Debian 9. libnetcdf-c++4-doc is NetCDF C++ API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Debian 9.

What is libnetcdf-c++4-doc

libnetcdf-c++4-doc is:

NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of interfaces for array-oriented data access and a freely distributed collection of data access libraries for C, Fortran, C++, Java, and other languages. The netCDF libraries support a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interfaces, libraries, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.

This package contains documentation for the C++ library.

There are three methods to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnetcdf-c++4-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-c++4-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Install libnetcdf-c++4-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-c++4-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Install libnetcdf-c++4-doc 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 libnetcdf-c++4-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf-c++4-doc

How To Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libnetcdf-c++4-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetcdf-c++4-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Remove libnetcdf-c++4-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libnetcdf-c++4-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Remove libnetcdf-c++4-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf-c++4-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf-c++4-doc

Dependencies

libnetcdf-c++4-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.