How To Install ruby-netcdf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-netcdf on Debian 10.
What is ruby-netcdf
ruby-netcdf is:
RubyNetCDF is a Ruby interface of netCDF library built on the NArray library, which is an efficient multi-dimensional numeric array class for Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby-netcdf on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-netcdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-netcdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-netcdf
Install ruby-netcdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-netcdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-netcdf
Install ruby-netcdf 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-netcdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-netcdf
How To Uninstall ruby-netcdf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-netcdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-netcdf
Uninstall ruby-netcdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-netcdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-netcdf
Remove ruby-netcdf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-netcdf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-netcdf
Remove ruby-netcdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-netcdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-netcdf
Dependencies
ruby-netcdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-netcdf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.