How To Install iraf-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install iraf-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. iraf-dev is Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-dev on Debian 10.

What is iraf-dev

iraf-dev is:

IRAF is the “Image Reduction and Analysis Facility”. The main IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for general image processing and graphics, plus a large number of programs for the reduction and analysis of optical and IR astronomy data.

This package contains the IMFORT Fortran/C programming interface, and the full SPP/VOS programming environment in which the portable IRAF system and all applications are written.

There are three methods to install iraf-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install iraf-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iraf-dev

Install iraf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iraf-dev

Install iraf-dev 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 iraf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iraf-dev

How To Uninstall iraf-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the iraf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iraf-dev

Uninstall iraf-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iraf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iraf-dev

Remove iraf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove iraf-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iraf-dev

Remove iraf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iraf-dev

Dependencies

iraf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.