How To Install libcasa-python3 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python3 on Debian 10.
What is libcasa-python3
libcasa-python3 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 legacy Python 2 bindings.
There are three methods to install libcasa-python3 on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-python3
Install libcasa-python3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-python3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-python3
Install libcasa-python3 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-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-python3
How To Uninstall libcasa-python3 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libcasa-python3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-python3
Uninstall libcasa-python3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-python3
Remove libcasa-python3 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-python3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-python3
Remove libcasa-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-python3
Dependencies
libcasa-python3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-python3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.