How To Install libnetcdf-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-dev on Debian 10.
What is libnetcdf-dev
libnetcdf-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 package provides headers.
There are three methods to install libnetcdf-dev on Debian 10. 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-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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdf-dev
Install libnetcdf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdf-dev
Install libnetcdf-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdf-dev
How To Uninstall libnetcdf-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libnetcdf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdf-dev
Uninstall libnetcdf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdf-dev
Remove libnetcdf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdf-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdf-dev
Remove libnetcdf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdf-dev
Dependencies
libnetcdf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdf-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.