How To Install esorex on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install esorex on Debian 10.
What is esorex
esorex is:
EsoRex is the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Recipe Execution Tool. It can list, configure and execute CPL-based recipes from the command line.
The Common Pipeline Library (CPL) comprises a set of ISO-C libraries that provide a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. It forms a basis for the creation of automated astronomical data-reduction tasks.
One of the features provided by the CPL is the ability to create data-reduction algorithms that run as plugins (dynamic libraries). These are called “recipes” and are one of the main aspects of the CPL data-reduction development environment.
There are three methods to install esorex on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install esorex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install esorex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install esorex
Install esorex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install esorex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install esorex
Install esorex 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 esorex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install esorex
How To Uninstall esorex on Debian 10
To uninstall only the esorex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove esorex
Uninstall esorex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall esorex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove esorex
Remove esorex Configurations and Data
To remove esorex configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge esorex
Remove esorex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove esorex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esorex
Dependencies
esorex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install esorex package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.