How To Install astro-python3 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-python3 on Ubuntu 22.04. astro-python3 is Python 3 packages for astronomy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-python3 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is astro-python3

astro-python3 is:

This metapackage will install Python 3 packages for astronomy. The packages can be used for interactive analysis, or to create specific programs.

There are three methods to install astro-python3 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-python3 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-python3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-python3

Install astro-python3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-python3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install astro-python3

Install astro-python3 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-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-python3

How To Uninstall astro-python3 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the astro-python3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-python3

Uninstall astro-python3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-python3

Remove astro-python3 Configurations and Data

To remove astro-python3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-python3

Remove astro-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove astro-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-python3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-python3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.