How To Install libcasa-meas2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-meas2
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcasa-meas2
libcasa-meas2 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 module extends TaQL (the Table Query Language) with functions handling measures. Currently it can handle directions, epochs, and positions.
There are three methods to install libcasa-meas2
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcasa-meas2 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-meas2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-meas2
Install libcasa-meas2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-meas2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-meas2
Install libcasa-meas2 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 libcasa-meas2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-meas2
How To Uninstall libcasa-meas2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcasa-meas2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-meas2
Uninstall libcasa-meas2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-meas2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-meas2
Remove libcasa-meas2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-meas2
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-meas2
Remove libcasa-meas2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-meas2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-meas2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-meas2
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.