How To Install libgnuastro9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgnuastro9 is GNU Astronomy Utilities shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgnuastro9

libgnuastro9 is:

GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is a collection of programs (the gnuastro' package) and librarires (this package along with libgnuastro-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 libgnuastro9 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnuastro9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro9

Install libgnuastro9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnuastro9

Install libgnuastro9 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 libgnuastro9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro9

How To Uninstall libgnuastro9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgnuastro9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro9

Uninstall libgnuastro9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnuastro9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro9

Remove libgnuastro9 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnuastro9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro9

Remove libgnuastro9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.