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