How To Install python3-netcdf4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-netcdf4 on Kali Linux. python3-netcdf4 is Python 3 interface to the netCDF4 (network Common Data Form) library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-netcdf4 on Kali Linux.

What is python3-netcdf4

python3-netcdf4 is:

NetCDF version 4 has many features not found in earlier versions of the library and is implemented on top of HDF5. This module can read and write files in both the new netCDF 4 and the old netCDF 3 format, and can create files that are readable by HDF5 clients. The API is modelled after Scientific.IO.NetCDF, and should be familiar to users of that module.

Most new features of netCDF 4 are implemented, such as multiple unlimited dimensions, groups and zlib data compression. All the new numeric data types (such as 64 bit and unsigned integer types) are implemented. Compound and variable length (vlen) data types are supported, but the enum and opaque data types are not. Mixtures of compound and vlen data types (compound types containing vlens, and vlens containing compound types) are not supported.

This package contains the netCDF 4 module for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-netcdf4

Install python3-netcdf4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-netcdf4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-netcdf4

Install python3-netcdf4 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-netcdf4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-netcdf4

How To Uninstall python3-netcdf4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-netcdf4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-netcdf4

Uninstall python3-netcdf4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-netcdf4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-netcdf4

Remove python3-netcdf4 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-netcdf4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-netcdf4

Remove python3-netcdf4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-netcdf4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-netcdf4

Dependencies

python3-netcdf4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-netcdf4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.