How To Install astro-iraf on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-iraf on Debian 12.
What is astro-iraf
astro-iraf is:
IRAF (Image Reduction an Analysis Facility) is a general purpose software system for the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. This metapackage will install IRAF and its associated packages.
There are three methods to install astro-iraf 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 astro-iraf 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-iraf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install astro-iraf
Install astro-iraf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install astro-iraf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install astro-iraf
Install astro-iraf 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 astro-iraf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install astro-iraf
How To Uninstall astro-iraf on Debian 12
To uninstall only the astro-iraf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove astro-iraf
Uninstall astro-iraf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall astro-iraf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-iraf
Remove astro-iraf Configurations and Data
To remove astro-iraf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge astro-iraf
Remove astro-iraf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove astro-iraf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-iraf
Dependencies
astro-iraf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-iraf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.