How To Install libcasa-msfits3 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits3 on Debian 10.
What is libcasa-msfits3
libcasa-msfits3 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 mapping of MeasurementSets to/from FITS.
There are three methods to install libcasa-msfits3 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 libcasa-msfits3 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-msfits3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-msfits3
Install libcasa-msfits3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-msfits3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-msfits3
Install libcasa-msfits3 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-msfits3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-msfits3
How To Uninstall libcasa-msfits3 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcasa-msfits3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-msfits3
Uninstall libcasa-msfits3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-msfits3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-msfits3
Remove libcasa-msfits3 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-msfits3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-msfits3
Remove libcasa-msfits3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-msfits3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-msfits3
Dependencies
libcasa-msfits3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
