How To Install libgnuastro14 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro14 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgnuastro14
libgnuastro14 is:
GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is a collection of programs (the
gnuastro' package) and librarires (this package along withlibgnuastro-dev’) for astronomical data analysis and manipulation. The programs can be run on the command-line for efficient and easy usage and the libraries can be used within C and C++ programs.
This package contains Gnuastro’s shared librarires.
There are three methods to install libgnuastro14 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 libgnuastro14 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro14 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro14
Install libgnuastro14 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro14 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuastro14
Install libgnuastro14 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 libgnuastro14 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro14
How To Uninstall libgnuastro14 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgnuastro14 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro14
Uninstall libgnuastro14 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuastro14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro14
Remove libgnuastro14 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuastro14 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro14
Remove libgnuastro14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro14
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro14 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.