How To Install libcasa-images5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-images5 on Kali Linux. libcasa-images5 is CASA image processing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-images5 on Kali Linux.

What is libcasa-images5

libcasa-images5 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 implements n-dimensional images with masks, coordinates, and history.

There are three methods to install libcasa-images5 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-images5 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-images5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-images5

Install libcasa-images5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-images5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-images5

Install libcasa-images5 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-images5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-images5

How To Uninstall libcasa-images5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcasa-images5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-images5

Uninstall libcasa-images5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-images5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-images5

Remove libcasa-images5 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-images5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-images5

Remove libcasa-images5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-images5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-images5

Dependencies

libcasa-images5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-images5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.