How To Install ruby-netcdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-netcdf on Kali Linux. ruby-netcdf is Ruby interface of netCDF library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-netcdf on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 ruby-netcdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-netcdf

How To Uninstall ruby-netcdf on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.