How To Install wreport-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wreport-common on Debian 9.
What is wreport-common
wreport-common is:
libwreport is a C++ library to read and write weather reports in BUFR and CREX formats.
This package contains common wreport data files, such as variable metadata and BUFR and CREX decoding tables.
There are three methods to install wreport-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wreport-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wreport-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wreport-common
Install wreport-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wreport-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wreport-common
Install wreport-common 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 wreport-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wreport-common
How To Uninstall wreport-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the wreport-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wreport-common
Uninstall wreport-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wreport-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wreport-common
Remove wreport-common Configurations and Data
To remove wreport-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wreport-common
Remove wreport-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wreport-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wreport-common
Dependencies
wreport-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wreport-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.