How To Install pnetcdf-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pnetcdf-bin on Kali Linux. pnetcdf-bin is Programs for reading and writing parallel NetCDF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pnetcdf-bin on Kali Linux.

What is pnetcdf-bin

pnetcdf-bin is:

Contains tools for working on netCDF files in parallel.

PnetCDF provides high-performance parallel I/O while still maintaining file-format compatibility with Unidata’s NetCDF, specifically the formats of CDF-1 and CDF-2.

In addition, PnetCDF supports the CDF-5 file format, an extension of CDF-2, that supports more data types and allows users to define large dimensions, attributes, and variables (>2B elements).

There are three methods to install pnetcdf-bin 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 pnetcdf-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pnetcdf-bin

Install pnetcdf-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pnetcdf-bin

Install pnetcdf-bin 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 pnetcdf-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pnetcdf-bin

How To Uninstall pnetcdf-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pnetcdf-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pnetcdf-bin

Uninstall pnetcdf-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pnetcdf-bin

Remove pnetcdf-bin Configurations and Data

To remove pnetcdf-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pnetcdf-bin

Remove pnetcdf-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pnetcdf-bin

Dependencies

pnetcdf-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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