How To Install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
