How To Install ftools-pow on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftools-pow on Debian 9. ftools-pow is Curve plotting and image display interface tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftools-pow on Debian 9.

What is ftools-pow

ftools-pow is:

POW is a curve plotting and image display interface tool written and distributed by the HEASARC at NASA/GSFC.

POW features a very flexible developer’s interface and a “friendly” end user GUI interface. POW is a Tcl/Tk extension and can be called from standard C or FORTRAN main programs.

There are three methods to install ftools-pow on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ftools-pow Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ftools-pow using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ftools-pow

Install ftools-pow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ftools-pow using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ftools-pow

Install ftools-pow 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ftools-pow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftools-pow

How To Uninstall ftools-pow on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ftools-pow package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ftools-pow

Uninstall ftools-pow And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ftools-pow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftools-pow

Remove ftools-pow Configurations and Data

To remove ftools-pow configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ftools-pow

Remove ftools-pow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ftools-pow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftools-pow

Dependencies

ftools-pow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftools-pow package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.