How To Install libwcs5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwcs5
libwcs5 is:
WCSLIB is a C library, supplied with a full set of Fortran wrappers, that implements the “World Coordinate System” (WCS) standard in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System).
The FITS data format is widely used within the international astronomical community, from the radio to gamma-ray regimes, for data interchange and archive, and also increasingly as an online format.
This package contains what you need to run programs that use this library.
There are three methods to install libwcs5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libwcs5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcs5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwcs5
Install libwcs5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcs5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwcs5
Install libwcs5 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 libwcs5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwcs5
How To Uninstall libwcs5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwcs5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwcs5
Uninstall libwcs5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwcs5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwcs5
Remove libwcs5 Configurations and Data
To remove libwcs5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwcs5
Remove libwcs5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwcs5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwcs5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
