How To Install libcasa-ms4 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-ms4 on Ubuntu 20.04. libcasa-ms4 is CASA MeasurementSet library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-ms4 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libcasa-ms4

libcasa-ms4 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 the data format for visibility data as described in the MeasurementSet definition. The MeasurementSet is where all data are ultimately to be found in CASA.

There are three methods to install libcasa-ms4 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-ms4 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-ms4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-ms4

Install libcasa-ms4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-ms4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-ms4

Install libcasa-ms4 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-ms4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-ms4

How To Uninstall libcasa-ms4 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libcasa-ms4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-ms4

Uninstall libcasa-ms4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-ms4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-ms4

Remove libcasa-ms4 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-ms4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-ms4

Remove libcasa-ms4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-ms4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-ms4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-ms4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.