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wgrib2


Information about the package, wgrib2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wgrib2 package is designed for, Manipulate, inventory and decode GRIB2 files.


Package Name:

wgrib2

Summary:

Manipulate, inventory and decode GRIB2 files

Description:

Wgrib2 is a swiss army knife for grib2 files. You can use it inventory or extract data. You can do basic database operations and other nifty things.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.9.7a

Release:

2.el6

Size:

211 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for wgrib2


Control the wgrib2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install wgrib2

This command will install wgrib2 on the server.

yum remove wgrib2

This command will un-install wgrib2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wgrib2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove wgrib2

This command will un-install wgrib2 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wgrib2 when using the -y flag.

yum update wgrib2

This command will update wgrib2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wgrib2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update wgrib2

This command will update wgrib2 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wgrib2 when using the -y flag.

yum info wgrib2

This command will show you core information about the wgrib2 package.

yum deplist wgrib2

This command will show you the dependencies for wgrib2. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update wgrib2

This command will check if there is an update waiting on wgrib2. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.