How To Install librsl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsl1 on Ubuntu 18.04. librsl1 is TRMM Radar Software Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librsl1

librsl1 is:

RSL is a library produced by the NASA TRMM Satellite Validation Office and used to access several radar file formats. It can generated images directly or be used to load data files for other programs.

It can read the following file formats: WSR88D/NEXRAD, Lassen, Sigmet, McGill, UF, HDF, RAPIC, RADTEC and the native RSL file format.

This package contains the shared libraries and core plugins.

There are three methods to install librsl1 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 librsl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librsl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librsl1

Install librsl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librsl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librsl1

Install librsl1 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 librsl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librsl1

How To Uninstall librsl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librsl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librsl1

Uninstall librsl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librsl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librsl1

Remove librsl1 Configurations and Data

To remove librsl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librsl1

Remove librsl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librsl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librsl1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librsl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.