How To Install libcasa-python3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcasa-python3-2
libcasa-python3-2 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 Python3 bindings.
There are three methods to install libcasa-python3-2 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-python3-2 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-python3-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-python3-2
Install libcasa-python3-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-python3-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-python3-2
Install libcasa-python3-2 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-python3-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-python3-2
How To Uninstall libcasa-python3-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcasa-python3-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-python3-2
Uninstall libcasa-python3-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-python3-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-python3-2
Remove libcasa-python3-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-python3-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-python3-2
Remove libcasa-python3-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-python3-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-python3-2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python3-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.