How To Install octave-fits on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-fits on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is octave-fits
octave-fits is:
The Octave-FITS package provides functions for reading and writing FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files. This package uses the libcfitsio library.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-fits on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install octave-fits Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-fits using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-fits
Install octave-fits Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-fits using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-fits
Install octave-fits 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 octave-fits using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-fits
How To Uninstall octave-fits on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the octave-fits package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-fits
Uninstall octave-fits And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-fits and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-fits
Remove octave-fits Configurations and Data
To remove octave-fits configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-fits
Remove octave-fits configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-fits configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-fits
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-fits package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
