How To Install python3-ferret on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ferret on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-ferret
python3-ferret is:
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. It can transparently access extensive remote Internet data bases using OPeNDAP (formerly known as DODS)
This is the Python3 wrapper for Ferret
There are three methods to install python3-ferret 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 python3-ferret Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ferret using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ferret
Install python3-ferret Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ferret using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ferret
Install python3-ferret 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 python3-ferret using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ferret
How To Uninstall python3-ferret on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-ferret package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ferret
Uninstall python3-ferret And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ferret and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ferret
Remove python3-ferret Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ferret configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ferret
Remove python3-ferret configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ferret configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ferret
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ferret package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
