How To Install astro-datareduction on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-datareduction on Kali Linux.

What is astro-datareduction

astro-datareduction is:

The term data reduction in astronomy means the data processing from the raw exposures up to scientific usable data. This includes the basic CCD processing, the astrometric and photometric calibrations, the reprocessing, error estimation and other steps.

This metapackage will install astronomy data reduction pipelines that can be used universally, but also those for specific telescopes.

There are three methods to install astro-datareduction 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 astro-datareduction Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install astro-datareduction

Install astro-datareduction Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install astro-datareduction

Install astro-datareduction 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-datareduction using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-datareduction

How To Uninstall astro-datareduction on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the astro-datareduction package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-datareduction

Uninstall astro-datareduction And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-datareduction and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-datareduction

Remove astro-datareduction Configurations and Data

To remove astro-datareduction configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-datareduction

Remove astro-datareduction configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-datareduction

Dependencies

astro-datareduction have the following dependencies:

• astro-tasks

References

• astro-datareduction website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-datareduction package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.