How To Install python3-grib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-grib on Kali Linux. python3-grib is Python 3 module for reading and writing GRIB files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-grib on Kali Linux.

What is python3-grib

python3-grib is:

Python 3 module for reading and writing GRIB (editions 1 and 2) files. GRIB is the World Meterological Organization standard for distributing gridded data. The module is a Python 3 interface to the GRIB API C library from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

This package also contains the cnvgrib1to2, grib_list, grib_repack, and cnvgrib2to1 scripts.

There are three methods to install python3-grib 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 python3-grib 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-grib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-grib

Install python3-grib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-grib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-grib

Install python3-grib 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 python3-grib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-grib

How To Uninstall python3-grib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-grib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-grib

Uninstall python3-grib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-grib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-grib

Remove python3-grib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-grib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-grib

Remove python3-grib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-grib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-grib

Dependencies

python3-grib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-grib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.