How To Install iraf-noao-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-noao-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is iraf-noao-dev
iraf-noao-dev is:
IRAF is the “Image Reduction and Analysis Facility”. The main IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for general image processing and graphics, plus a large number of programs for the reduction and analysis of optical and IR astronomy data.
This package contains additional libraries and headers used for compiling packages that extend the functionality of the iraf-noao package.
There are three methods to install iraf-noao-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iraf-noao-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iraf-noao-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iraf-noao-dev
Install iraf-noao-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iraf-noao-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iraf-noao-dev
Install iraf-noao-dev 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 iraf-noao-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iraf-noao-dev
How To Uninstall iraf-noao-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the iraf-noao-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iraf-noao-dev
Uninstall iraf-noao-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iraf-noao-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iraf-noao-dev
Remove iraf-noao-dev Configurations and Data
To remove iraf-noao-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iraf-noao-dev
Remove iraf-noao-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iraf-noao-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iraf-noao-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-noao-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.