How To Install libnetcdf-c++4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnetcdf-c++4
libnetcdf-c++4 is:
NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is an interface for scientific data access and a freely-distributed software library that provides an implementation of the interface. The netCDF library also defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interface, library, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.
This version of the netCDF C++ library is provided for backwards compatibility as a separate package. It was developed before key C++ concepts like templates, namespaces, and exceptions were widely supported. It’s not recommended for new projects, but it still works. This version of the C++ interface only supports the “classic” data model from the netCDF-3 release.
This package contains the legacy C++ shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libnetcdf-c++4 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf-c++4
Install libnetcdf-c++4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-c++4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdf-c++4
Install libnetcdf-c++4 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf-c++4
How To Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnetcdf-c++4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf-c++4
Uninstall libnetcdf-c++4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdf-c++4 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
Remove libnetcdf-c++4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdf-c++4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf-c++4
Remove libnetcdf-c++4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf-c++4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf-c++4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-c++4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
