How To Install python3-casacore on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-casacore on Debian 9.
What is python3-casacore
python3-casacore is:
The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications. CASA is now built on top of casacore.
This is the Python 3 wrapper around the library.
There are three methods to install python3-casacore 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 python3-casacore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-casacore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-casacore
Install python3-casacore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-casacore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-casacore
Install python3-casacore 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 python3-casacore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-casacore
How To Uninstall python3-casacore on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-casacore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-casacore
Uninstall python3-casacore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-casacore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-casacore
Remove python3-casacore Configurations and Data
To remove python3-casacore configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-casacore
Remove python3-casacore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-casacore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-casacore
Dependencies
python3-casacore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-casacore package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
