How To Install python-montage-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-montage-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-montage-wrapper
python-montage-wrapper is:
This package provides a Python-2 wrapper to the Montage Astronomical Image Mosaic Engine, including both functions to access individual Montage commands, and high-level functions to facilitate mosaicking and re-projecting.
There are three methods to install python-montage-wrapper 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-montage-wrapper 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-montage-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-montage-wrapper
Install python-montage-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-montage-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-montage-wrapper
Install python-montage-wrapper 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-montage-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-montage-wrapper
How To Uninstall python-montage-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-montage-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-montage-wrapper
Uninstall python-montage-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-montage-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-montage-wrapper
Remove python-montage-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove python-montage-wrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-montage-wrapper
Remove python-montage-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-montage-wrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-montage-wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-montage-wrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
