How To Install libcasa-tables6 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-tables6 on Ubuntu 22.04. libcasa-tables6 is CASA table system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-tables6 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libcasa-tables6

libcasa-tables6 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-tables6 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-tables6 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-tables6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-tables6

Install libcasa-tables6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-tables6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-tables6

Install libcasa-tables6 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-tables6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-tables6

How To Uninstall libcasa-tables6 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libcasa-tables6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-tables6

Uninstall libcasa-tables6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-tables6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-tables6

Remove libcasa-tables6 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-tables6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-tables6

Remove libcasa-tables6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-tables6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-tables6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-tables6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.