How To Install cpl-plugin-vimos on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-vimos on Kali Linux. cpl-plugin-vimos is ESO data reduction pipeline for the VIMOS instrument

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-vimos on Kali Linux.

What is cpl-plugin-vimos

cpl-plugin-vimos is:

This is the data reduction pipeline for the Vimos instrument of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

VIMOS is a multi-mode wide-field optical instrument mounted at the Nasmyth focus B of UT3. VIMOS allows imaging in UBVRIz and multi-object low (R ~ 200) to high (R ~ 2500) resolution spectroscopy. The wavelength range covered in the two spectroscopic modes goes from 360 to 1000 nm. VIMOS is made of 4 quadrants of 7’x8’ each separated by a gap of about 2'.

There are three methods to install cpl-plugin-vimos 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 cpl-plugin-vimos Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cpl-plugin-vimos using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cpl-plugin-vimos

Install cpl-plugin-vimos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpl-plugin-vimos using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpl-plugin-vimos

Install cpl-plugin-vimos 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 cpl-plugin-vimos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpl-plugin-vimos

How To Uninstall cpl-plugin-vimos on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cpl-plugin-vimos package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpl-plugin-vimos

Uninstall cpl-plugin-vimos And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpl-plugin-vimos

Remove cpl-plugin-vimos Configurations and Data

To remove cpl-plugin-vimos configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpl-plugin-vimos

Remove cpl-plugin-vimos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpl-plugin-vimos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpl-plugin-vimos

Dependencies

cpl-plugin-vimos have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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