How To Install astro-publication on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-publication on Ubuntu 20.04. astro-publication is Packages for the publication and presentation of astronomical data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-publication on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is astro-publication

astro-publication is:

This metapackage will install software for the preparation of astronomical data to publish them in journals or on the web.

There are three methods to install astro-publication on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-publication 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-publication using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-publication

Install astro-publication Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install astro-publication

Install astro-publication 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install astro-publication

How To Uninstall astro-publication on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove astro-publication

Uninstall astro-publication And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-publication and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-publication

Remove astro-publication Configurations and Data

To remove astro-publication configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-publication

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-publication package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.