How To Install munipack-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install munipack-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is munipack-core
munipack-core is:
Munipack is a general astronomical photometry software package. Currently implements functions for standard photometry processing (photometry reductions - dark, flat), aperture photometry, astrometry and photometry calibration, accessing Virtual observatory, etc.
This package contains the core routines. Ones are implemented in Fortran and partly in C++ as independent binaries. Data are provided via standard input and output. None additional dependency is required but direct usage should by hard.
There are three methods to install munipack-core 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 munipack-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install munipack-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install munipack-core
Install munipack-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install munipack-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install munipack-core
Install munipack-core 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 munipack-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install munipack-core
How To Uninstall munipack-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the munipack-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove munipack-core
Uninstall munipack-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall munipack-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove munipack-core
Remove munipack-core Configurations and Data
To remove munipack-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge munipack-core
Remove munipack-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove munipack-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge munipack-core
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install munipack-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
