How To Install libodb-api-0d on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-api-0d on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libodb-api-0d
libodb-api-0d is:
ODB API is a software developed at ECMWF for encoding and processing of observational data. It includes a SQL filtering and statistics engine, command line tools and APIs for C/C++, Fortran and Python.
ODB API works with data formats used in the ECMWF observational feedback archive. Development of ODB API has been partially funded by the UK Met Office.
There are three methods to install libodb-api-0d 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 libodb-api-0d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libodb-api-0d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodb-api-0d
Install libodb-api-0d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodb-api-0d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodb-api-0d
Install libodb-api-0d 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 libodb-api-0d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodb-api-0d
How To Uninstall libodb-api-0d on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libodb-api-0d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodb-api-0d
Uninstall libodb-api-0d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodb-api-0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodb-api-0d
Remove libodb-api-0d Configurations and Data
To remove libodb-api-0d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodb-api-0d
Remove libodb-api-0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodb-api-0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodb-api-0d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-api-0d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
