How To Install libcasa-tables2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-tables2 on Debian 9.
What is libcasa-tables2
libcasa-tables2 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 database-like table system with advanced query language (TaQL).
There are three methods to install libcasa-tables2 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-tables2 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-tables2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-tables2
Install libcasa-tables2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-tables2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-tables2
Install libcasa-tables2 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-tables2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-tables2
How To Uninstall libcasa-tables2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcasa-tables2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-tables2
Uninstall libcasa-tables2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-tables2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-tables2
Remove libcasa-tables2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-tables2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-tables2
Remove libcasa-tables2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-tables2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-tables2
Dependencies
libcasa-tables2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-tables2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
