How To Install ferret-vis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ferret-vis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ferret-vis
ferret-vis is:
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. It can transparently access extensive remote Internet data bases using OPeNDAP (formerly known as DODS)
Ferret has a Mathematica-like flexibility, geophysical formatting, “intelligent” connection to its data base, memory management for very large calculations, and symmetrical processing in 4 dimensions. It can work on both gridded and non-gridded datasets.
There are three methods to install ferret-vis on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ferret-vis Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ferret-vis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ferret-vis
Install ferret-vis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ferret-vis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ferret-vis
Install ferret-vis 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ferret-vis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ferret-vis
How To Uninstall ferret-vis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ferret-vis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ferret-vis
Uninstall ferret-vis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ferret-vis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ferret-vis
Remove ferret-vis Configurations and Data
To remove ferret-vis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ferret-vis
Remove ferret-vis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ferret-vis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ferret-vis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ferret-vis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
