How To Install libcasa-fits7 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcasa-fits7 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcasa-fits7 is CASA FITS library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-fits7 on Debian 12.

What is libcasa-fits7

libcasa-fits7 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 a C++ interface to read and write FITS files.

There are three methods to install libcasa-fits7 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-fits7 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-fits7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-fits7

Install libcasa-fits7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-fits7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-fits7

Install libcasa-fits7 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-fits7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-fits7

How To Uninstall libcasa-fits7 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcasa-fits7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-fits7

Uninstall libcasa-fits7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-fits7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-fits7

Remove libcasa-fits7 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-fits7 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-fits7

Remove libcasa-fits7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-fits7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-fits7

Dependencies

libcasa-fits7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-fits7 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.