How To Install sextractor on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sextractor
on Debian 12.
What is sextractor
sextractor is:
The original package name is seen as no longer appropriate by the astrophysics community, triggering a name change. This package ensures a smooth transition to the new package name. The transitional package can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install sextractor
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sextractor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sextractor
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sextractor
Install sextractor Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sextractor
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sextractor
Install sextractor 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 sextractor
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sextractor
How To Uninstall sextractor on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sextractor
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sextractor
Uninstall sextractor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sextractor
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sextractor
Remove sextractor Configurations and Data
To remove sextractor
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sextractor
Remove sextractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sextractor
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sextractor
Dependencies
sextractor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sextractor
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.