How To Install libcfitsio-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcfitsio-dev on Debian 9. libcfitsio-dev is library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcfitsio-dev on Debian 9.

What is libcfitsio-dev

libcfitsio-dev is:

FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is a data format most used in astronomy. cfitsio is a library of ANSI C routines for reading and writing FITS format data files. A set of Fortran-callable wrapper routines are also included for the convenience of Fortran programmers.

This package contains what you need for compiling sources that use this library in your own code.

There are three methods to install libcfitsio-dev 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 libcfitsio-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcfitsio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcfitsio-dev

Install libcfitsio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcfitsio-dev

Install libcfitsio-dev 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 libcfitsio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcfitsio-dev

How To Uninstall libcfitsio-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcfitsio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcfitsio-dev

Uninstall libcfitsio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcfitsio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcfitsio-dev

Remove libcfitsio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcfitsio-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcfitsio-dev

Remove libcfitsio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcfitsio-dev

Dependencies

libcfitsio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcfitsio-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.