How To Install python-drslib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-drslib on Ubuntu 18.04. python-drslib is Library for processing the CMIP5 Data Reference Syntax

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-drslib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-drslib

python-drslib is:

CMIP5 is the Climate Model Intercomparison Project5. This library supports the generation of paths and filenames corresponding to version 0.28 of thei CMIP Data Reference Syntax. It includes tools for converting from previous CMIP3 forms.

There are three methods to install python-drslib 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 python-drslib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-drslib

Install python-drslib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-drslib

Install python-drslib 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 python-drslib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-drslib

How To Uninstall python-drslib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-drslib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-drslib

Uninstall python-drslib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-drslib

Remove python-drslib Configurations and Data

To remove python-drslib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-drslib

Remove python-drslib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-drslib

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Summary

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