How To Install libfits-java-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfits-java-doc on Debian 9. libfits-java-doc is Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files (javadoc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfits-java-doc on Debian 9.

What is libfits-java-doc

libfits-java-doc is:

FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is the standard data format in astronomy used for the transport, analysis, and archival storage of scientific data sets.

This library provides efficient I/O for FITS images and binary tables. All basic FITS formats and gzip compressed files are supported.

This package contains the JavaDoc documentation of the package.

There are three methods to install libfits-java-doc 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 libfits-java-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfits-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfits-java-doc

Install libfits-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfits-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfits-java-doc

Install libfits-java-doc 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 libfits-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfits-java-doc

How To Uninstall libfits-java-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfits-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfits-java-doc

Uninstall libfits-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfits-java-doc

Remove libfits-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libfits-java-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfits-java-doc

Remove libfits-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfits-java-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfits-java-doc

Dependencies

libfits-java-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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