How To Install libnetcdff-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnetcdff-dev
libnetcdff-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 contains headers for the Fortran library.
There are three methods to install libnetcdff-dev on Kali Linux. 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-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdff-devInstall libnetcdff-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdff-devInstall libnetcdff-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdff-devHow To Uninstall libnetcdff-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnetcdff-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdff-devUninstall libnetcdff-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdff-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdff-devRemove libnetcdff-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdff-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdff-devRemove libnetcdff-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdff-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdff-devDependencies
libnetcdff-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.