How To Install libwsclean2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean2 on Kali Linux. libwsclean2 is Fast generic widefield interferometric imager (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean2 on Kali Linux.

What is libwsclean2

libwsclean2 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 libwsclean2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwsclean2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwsclean2

Install libwsclean2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwsclean2

Install libwsclean2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwsclean2

How To Uninstall libwsclean2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwsclean2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwsclean2

Uninstall libwsclean2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwsclean2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwsclean2

Remove libwsclean2 Configurations and Data

To remove libwsclean2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwsclean2

Remove libwsclean2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwsclean2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwsclean2

Dependencies

libwsclean2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.