How To Install libnetcdff7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff7 on Kali Linux. libnetcdff7 is Fortran interface for scientific data access to large binary data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff7 on Kali Linux.

What is libnetcdff7

libnetcdff7 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 package contains the Fortran shared library.

There are three methods to install libnetcdff7 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 libnetcdff7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdff7

Install libnetcdff7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetcdff7

Install libnetcdff7 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdff7

How To Uninstall libnetcdff7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetcdff7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetcdff7

Uninstall libnetcdff7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetcdff7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdff7

Remove libnetcdff7 Configurations and Data

To remove libnetcdff7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdff7

Remove libnetcdff7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetcdff7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdff7

Dependencies

libnetcdff7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.