How To Install source-extractor on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install source-extractor on Kali Linux.
What is source-extractor
source-extractor is:
Find sources, such as stars and galaxies, in astronomical images. The input data files are in FITS file format, and are analyzed to compute the locations of sources, with the ability to distinguish between galaxies and stars using a neural-network technique.
There are three methods to install source-extractor on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install source-extractor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install source-extractor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install source-extractorInstall source-extractor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install source-extractor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install source-extractorInstall source-extractor Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install source-extractor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install source-extractorHow To Uninstall source-extractor on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the source-extractor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove source-extractorUninstall source-extractor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall source-extractor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove source-extractorRemove source-extractor Configurations and Data
To remove source-extractor configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge source-extractorRemove source-extractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove source-extractor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge source-extractorDependencies
source-extractor have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install source-extractor package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
