How To Install libcasa-ms2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-ms2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcasa-ms2
libcasa-ms2 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 data format for visibility data as described in the MeasurementSet definition. The MeasurementSet is where all data are ultimately to be found in CASA.
There are three methods to install libcasa-ms2 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-ms2 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-ms2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-ms2
Install libcasa-ms2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-ms2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-ms2
Install libcasa-ms2 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-ms2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-ms2
How To Uninstall libcasa-ms2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcasa-ms2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-ms2
Uninstall libcasa-ms2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-ms2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-ms2
Remove libcasa-ms2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-ms2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-ms2
Remove libcasa-ms2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-ms2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-ms2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-ms2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
