How To Install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev 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 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 headers for the legacy C++ library.
There are three methods to install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-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 libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-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 libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
Install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
Install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-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 libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
How To Uninstall libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
Uninstall libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
Remove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
Remove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
