How To Install python-asdf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-asdf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-asdf
python-asdf is:
ASDF (Advanced Scientific Data Format) is a proposed next generation interchange format for scientific data. ASDF aims to exist in the same middle ground that made FITS so successful, by being a hybrid text and binary format: containing human editable metadata for interchange, and raw binary data that is fast to load and use. Unlike FITS, the metadata is highly structured and is designed up-front for extensibility.
This is the Python 2 package.
There are three methods to install python-asdf 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 python-asdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-asdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-asdf
Install python-asdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-asdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-asdf
Install python-asdf 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 python-asdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-asdf
How To Uninstall python-asdf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-asdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-asdf
Uninstall python-asdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-asdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-asdf
Remove python-asdf Configurations and Data
To remove python-asdf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-asdf
Remove python-asdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-asdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-asdf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-asdf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
