How To Install libwsclean0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwsclean0
libwsclean0 is:
WSClean (w-stacking clean) is a fast generic widefield imager. It uses the w-stacking algorithm and can make use of the w-snapshot algorithm. As of Feb 2014, it is 2-12 times faster than CASA’s w-projection, depending on the array configuration. It supports full-sky imaging and proper beam correction for homogeneous dipole arrays such as the MWA.
WSClean allows Hogbom and Cotton-Schwab cleaning, and can clean polarizations joinedly. All operations are performed on the CPU (it is not specialized for GPUs).
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libwsclean0 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 libwsclean0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwsclean0
Install libwsclean0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwsclean0
Install libwsclean0 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 libwsclean0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwsclean0
How To Uninstall libwsclean0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwsclean0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwsclean0
Uninstall libwsclean0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwsclean0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwsclean0
Remove libwsclean0 Configurations and Data
To remove libwsclean0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwsclean0
Remove libwsclean0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwsclean0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwsclean0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
