How To Install libcasa-fits2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-fits2 on Debian 9. libcasa-fits2 is CASA FITS library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-fits2 on Debian 9.

What is libcasa-fits2

libcasa-fits2 is:

The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications) package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications.

This package contains a C++ interface to read and write FITS files.

There are three methods to install libcasa-fits2 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 libcasa-fits2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-fits2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-fits2

Install libcasa-fits2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-fits2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-fits2

Install libcasa-fits2 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 libcasa-fits2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-fits2

How To Uninstall libcasa-fits2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcasa-fits2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-fits2

Uninstall libcasa-fits2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-fits2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-fits2

Remove libcasa-fits2 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-fits2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-fits2

Remove libcasa-fits2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-fits2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-fits2

Dependencies

libcasa-fits2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-fits2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.