How To Install python-ccdproc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ccdproc on Debian 9. python-ccdproc is Basic data reductions of astronomy CCD images (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ccdproc on Debian 9.

What is python-ccdproc

python-ccdproc is:

The ccdproc package provides many of the necessary tools for processing of ccd images built on a framework to provide error propagation and bad pixel tracking throughout the reduction process.

This package contains the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-ccdproc on Debian 9. 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-ccdproc 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-ccdproc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ccdproc

Install python-ccdproc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ccdproc

Install python-ccdproc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ccdproc

How To Uninstall python-ccdproc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-ccdproc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ccdproc

Uninstall python-ccdproc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ccdproc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ccdproc

Remove python-ccdproc Configurations and Data

To remove python-ccdproc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ccdproc

Remove python-ccdproc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ccdproc

Dependencies

python-ccdproc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ccdproc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.