How To Install funtools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install funtools on Kali Linux. funtools is Minimal buy-in FITS utility package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install funtools on Kali Linux.

What is funtools

funtools is:

Funtools, is a “minimal buy-in” FITS library and utility package developed at the High Energy Astrophysics Division of SAO. The Funtools library provides simplified access to a wide array of file types: standard astronomical FITS images and binary tables, raw arrays and binary event lists, and even tables of ASCII column data. A sophisticated region filtering library (compatible with ds9) filters images and tables using boolean operations between geometric shapes, support world coordinates, etc. Funtools also supports advanced capabilities such as optimized data searching using index files.

This package contains the tools.

There are three methods to install funtools 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 funtools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install funtools

Install funtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install funtools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install funtools

Install funtools 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 funtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install funtools

How To Uninstall funtools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the funtools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove funtools

Uninstall funtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove funtools

Remove funtools Configurations and Data

To remove funtools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge funtools

Remove funtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge funtools

Dependencies

funtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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