How To Install healpix-java on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install healpix-java in Fedora 36. healpix-java is Java version of HEALPix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install healpix-java on Fedora 36.

What is `healpix-java`

HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. This package contains the Java version of HEALPix.

We can use yum or dnf to install healpix-java on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install healpix-java.

Install healpix-java on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install healpix-java using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install healpix-java

Install healpix-java on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install healpix-java using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install healpix-java

How To Uninstall healpix-java on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the healpix-java package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove healpix-java

healpix-java Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/java/jhealpix.jar
/usr/share/licenses/healpix-java
/usr/share/licenses/healpix-java/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/healpix-java/READ_Copyrights_Licenses.txt

References

healpix-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install healpix-java on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).