Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrib-api0
libgrib-api0 is:
The ECMWF GRIB API is an application program interface accessible from C and
FORTRAN programs developed for encoding and decoding WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1
and edition 2 messages.
ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
There are three methods to install libgrib-api0 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 libgrib-api0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrib-api0
Install libgrib-api0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrib-api0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrib-api0
Install libgrib-api0 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 libgrib-api0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrib-api0
How To Uninstall libgrib-api0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrib-api0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrib-api0
Uninstall libgrib-api0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrib-api0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrib-api0
Remove libgrib-api0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgrib-api0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrib-api0
Remove libgrib-api0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrib-api0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrib-api0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrib-api0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
