How To Install libcasa-casa5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa5 on Kali Linux. libcasa-casa5 is CASA core modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa5 on Kali Linux.

What is libcasa-casa5

libcasa-casa5 is:

The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications) package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications.

This package contains the Core modules: Multi-dimensional arrays, Quantities (values with physical units), OS and IO interface classes, Containers (from pre-STL era), Miscellaneous modules for exceptions, tasking interface, command line input, logging, STL wrappers, and basic math classes and functors.

Most of the code has been developed before STL came into existence, so several classes in modules Containers and Utilities are superseded by their STL counterparts. However, they are still used in some casacore code. Furthermore, some classes offer some extra functionality compared to STL.

There are three methods to install libcasa-casa5 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 libcasa-casa5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-casa5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-casa5

Install libcasa-casa5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-casa5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-casa5

Install libcasa-casa5 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 libcasa-casa5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-casa5

How To Uninstall libcasa-casa5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcasa-casa5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-casa5

Uninstall libcasa-casa5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-casa5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-casa5

Remove libcasa-casa5 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-casa5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-casa5

Remove libcasa-casa5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-casa5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-casa5

Dependencies

libcasa-casa5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.