How To Install libnetcdff7 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff7 on Ubuntu.
What is libnetcdff7
libnetcdff7 is:
NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is an interface for scientific data access and a freely-distributed software library that provides an implementation of the interface. The netCDF library also defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the interface, library, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of scientific data.
This package contains the Fortran shared library.
There are three methods to install libnetcdff7 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnetcdff7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetcdff7
Install libnetcdff7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetcdff7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetcdff7
Install libnetcdff7 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 libnetcdff7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetcdff7
How To Uninstall libnetcdff7 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libnetcdff7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetcdff7
Uninstall libnetcdff7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetcdff7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetcdff7
Remove libnetcdff7 Configurations and Data
To remove libnetcdff7 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetcdff7
Remove libnetcdff7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetcdff7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetcdff7
Dependencies
libnetcdff7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetcdff7 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.