How To Install libcasa-casa7 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa7 on Debian 12.
What is libcasa-casa7
libcasa-casa7 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the code has been developed before STL came into existence, so several classes in modules Containers and Utilities are superseded by their STL counterparts.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-casa7 on Debian 12. 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-casa7 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-casa7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-casa7
Install libcasa-casa7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-casa7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-casa7
Install libcasa-casa7 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 libcasa-casa7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-casa7
How To Uninstall libcasa-casa7 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcasa-casa7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-casa7
Uninstall libcasa-casa7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-casa7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-casa7
Remove libcasa-casa7 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-casa7 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-casa7
Remove libcasa-casa7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-casa7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-casa7
Dependencies
libcasa-casa7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa7 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
