How To Install libcasa-msfits6 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits6 on Ubuntu 22.04. libcasa-msfits6 is CASA msfits library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits6 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libcasa-msfits6

libcasa-msfits6 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-msfits6 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-msfits6 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-msfits6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-msfits6

Install libcasa-msfits6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-msfits6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-msfits6

Install libcasa-msfits6 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-msfits6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-msfits6

How To Uninstall libcasa-msfits6 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libcasa-msfits6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-msfits6

Uninstall libcasa-msfits6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-msfits6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-msfits6

Remove libcasa-msfits6 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-msfits6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-msfits6

Remove libcasa-msfits6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-msfits6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-msfits6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.