How to Install and Uninstall grads Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "grads" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install grads on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grads
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grads" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall grads on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grads package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: grads
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:2.2.1-2build6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alastair McKinstry
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10739
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libdap25 (>= 3.20.6), libdapclient6v5 (>= 3.20.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgd3 (>= 2.1.0~alpha~), libgeotiff5 (>= 1.3.0), libgrib2c0d, libhdf4-0-alt (>= 4.2r4), libhdf5-103-1, libnetcdf18 (>= 4.0.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libshp2 (>= 1.3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), libudunits2-0 (>= 2.2.14), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/g/grads/grads_2.2.1-2build6_amd64.deb
Size: 3739136
MD5sum: abc38481d745dd9a5968067efab77aa8
SHA1: 3cf6e1f5312b0090123a926f6bb7706718721208
SHA256: 68bd88f2c31d18715f973682e0437c5a73d5097164f850d58d49f62cd27b93aa
SHA512: e64b9aa7533a64aedf1f509873fc4d4fad345123e19003c14c1a9afaa001a1dced8b59187060a26173d167026f4f2490f78732c83d36fdd805f95bbe305d5e4e
Homepage: http://cola.gmu.edu/grads
Description-en: Grid Analysis and Display System for earth science data
The Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) is an interactive desktop tool
that is used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth
science data. The format of the data may be either binary, GRIB, NetCDF, or
HDF-SDS (Scientific Data Sets). GrADS has been implemented worldwide on
a variety of commonly used operating systems and is freely distributed
over the Internet.
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GrADS uses a 4-Dimensional data environment: longitude, latitude,
vertical level, and time. Data sets are placed within the 4-D space
by use of a data descriptor file. GrADS interprets station data as well as
gridded data, and the grids may be regular, non-linearly spaced, gaussian, or
of variable resolution. Data from different data sets may be graphically
overlaid, with correct spatial and time registration. Operations are executed
interactively by entering FORTRAN-like expressions at the command line.
A rich set of built-in functions are provided, but users may also add their
own functions as external routines written in any programming language.
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Data may be displayed using a variety of graphical techniques: line and
bar graphs, scatter plots, smoothed contours, shaded contours, streamlines,
wind vectors, grid boxes, shaded grid boxes, and station model plots.
Graphics may be output in PostScript or image formats. GrADS provides
geophysically intuitive defaults, but the user has the option to control
all aspects of graphics output.
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GrADS has a programmable interface (scripting language) that allows for
sophisticated analysis and display applications. Use scripts to display
buttons and dropmenus as well as graphics, and then take action based on user
point-and-clicks. GrADS can be run in batch mode, and the scripting language
facilitates using GrADS to do long overnight batch jobs.
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