How To Install ftools-pow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftools-pow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ftools-pow
ftools-pow is:
POW is a curve plotting and image display interface tool written and distributed by the HEASARC at NASA/GSFC.
POW features a very flexible developer’s interface and a “friendly” end user GUI interface. POW is a Tcl/Tk extension and can be called from standard C or FORTRAN main programs.
There are three methods to install ftools-pow on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ftools-pow Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftools-pow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftools-pow
Install ftools-pow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftools-pow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftools-pow
Install ftools-pow 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 ftools-pow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftools-pow
How To Uninstall ftools-pow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ftools-pow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftools-pow
Uninstall ftools-pow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftools-pow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftools-pow
Remove ftools-pow Configurations and Data
To remove ftools-pow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftools-pow
Remove ftools-pow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftools-pow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftools-pow
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftools-pow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
