How To Install wsclean-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsclean-dev on Debian 9. wsclean-dev is Fast generic widefield interferometric imager (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsclean-dev on Debian 9.

What is wsclean-dev

wsclean-dev is:

WSClean (w-stacking clean) is a fast generic widefield imager. It uses the w-stacking algorithm and can make use of the w-snapshot algorithm. As of Feb 2014, it is 2-12 times faster than CASA’s w-projection, depending on the array configuration. It supports full-sky imaging and proper beam correction for homogeneous dipole arrays such as the MWA.

WSClean allows Hogbom and Cotton-Schwab cleaning, and can clean polarizations joinedly. All operations are performed on the CPU (it is not specialized for GPUs).

This package contains the static library and the header file to compile own programs against the library.

There are three methods to install wsclean-dev 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 wsclean-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wsclean-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wsclean-dev

Install wsclean-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wsclean-dev

Install wsclean-dev 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 wsclean-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wsclean-dev

How To Uninstall wsclean-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wsclean-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wsclean-dev

Uninstall wsclean-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsclean-dev

Remove wsclean-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wsclean-dev

Remove wsclean-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsclean-dev

Dependencies

wsclean-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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