How to Install and Uninstall libnetcdff-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libnetcdff-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libnetcdff-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnetcdff-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnetcdff-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libnetcdff-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnetcdff-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnetcdff-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libnetcdff-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 861
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Source: netcdf-fortran
Version: 4.4.3-1
Replaces: libnetcdf-dev (<< 1:4.3.3.1+ds-1~)
Depends: libnetcdff6 (= 4.4.3-1)
Recommends: pkg-config
Suggests: netcdf-bin, netcdf-doc
Breaks: libnetcdf-dev (<< 1:4.3.3.1+ds-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/n/netcdf-fortran/libnetcdff-dev_4.4.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 265990
MD5sum: 216773e47cd258ccc8780811cba80522
SHA1: 6564786d858d6e237472ce66e2783cf9048ebea4
SHA256: 63a0425a80c7bcd60914512d95e0d10bfeafbbc42a47f6f104f8f9e3a42727ab
Description-en: creation, access, and sharing of scientific data in Fortran
NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of interfaces for array-oriented
data access and a freely distributed collection of data access libraries for
C, Fortran, C++, Java, and other languages. The netCDF libraries support a
machine-independent format for representing scientific data. Together, the
interfaces, libraries, and format support the creation, access, and sharing of
scientific data.
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This package contains headers for the Fortran library.
Description-md5: d2445c4e99243782d72a68eddc1e9245
Homepage: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu