How To Install libcasa-meas7 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcasa-meas7 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcasa-meas7 is CASA functions handling measures

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-meas7 on Debian 12.

What is libcasa-meas7

libcasa-meas7 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-meas7 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-meas7 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-meas7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-meas7

Install libcasa-meas7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-meas7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcasa-meas7

Install libcasa-meas7 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-meas7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-meas7

How To Uninstall libcasa-meas7 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcasa-meas7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcasa-meas7

Uninstall libcasa-meas7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcasa-meas7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-meas7

Remove libcasa-meas7 Configurations and Data

To remove libcasa-meas7 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-meas7

Remove libcasa-meas7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcasa-meas7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-meas7

Dependencies

libcasa-meas7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-meas7 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.