How To Install iraf-mscred on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-mscred
on Kali Linux.
What is iraf-mscred
iraf-mscred is:
The MSCRED external package is used to reduce CCD mosaic data in multiextension FITS format. This format is produced for example by the Data Capture Agent when observing with the NOAO CCD Mosaic Imager, as well as similar instruments from AAO, CFA, CFHT, ESO, INT and others.
The tasks in the mscred package perform the following functions:
- display the mosaic data as an apparent single mosaic image,
- provide interactive examination of displayed mosaic data,
- combine multiple calibration exposures into master calibration files,
- perform the basic CCD calibrations such as zero level and gain,
- reconstruct a single mosaic image with distortions removed,
- register and combine dithered operations, and
- save and restore data on tape.
There are three methods to install iraf-mscred
on Kali Linux. 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-mscred 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-mscred
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iraf-mscred
Install iraf-mscred Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iraf-mscred
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iraf-mscred
Install iraf-mscred Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install iraf-mscred
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iraf-mscred
How To Uninstall iraf-mscred on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the iraf-mscred
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iraf-mscred
Uninstall iraf-mscred And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iraf-mscred
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iraf-mscred
Remove iraf-mscred Configurations and Data
To remove iraf-mscred
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iraf-mscred
Remove iraf-mscred configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iraf-mscred
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iraf-mscred
Dependencies
iraf-mscred have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-mscred
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.