How To Install libcasa-msfits2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcasa-msfits2
libcasa-msfits2 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 mapping of MeasurementSets to/from FITS.
There are three methods to install libcasa-msfits2 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-msfits2 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-msfits2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-msfits2
Install libcasa-msfits2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-msfits2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-msfits2
Install libcasa-msfits2 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-msfits2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-msfits2
How To Uninstall libcasa-msfits2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcasa-msfits2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-msfits2
Uninstall libcasa-msfits2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-msfits2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-msfits2
Remove libcasa-msfits2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-msfits2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-msfits2
Remove libcasa-msfits2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-msfits2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-msfits2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-msfits2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
