How To Install libcasa-python2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python2 on Debian 9.
What is libcasa-python2
libcasa-python2 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 Python2 bindings.
There are three methods to install libcasa-python2 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-python2 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-python2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-python2
Install libcasa-python2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-python2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-python2
Install libcasa-python2 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-python2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-python2
How To Uninstall libcasa-python2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcasa-python2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-python2
Uninstall libcasa-python2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-python2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-python2
Remove libcasa-python2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-python2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-python2
Remove libcasa-python2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-python2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-python2
Dependencies
libcasa-python2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
