How To Install libcds-healpix-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-healpix-java on Kali Linux.

What is libcds-healpix-java

libcds-healpix-java is:

HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. It is commonly used to store all-sky astronomical images, most famously maps of the cosmic microwave background.

There are three methods to install libcds-healpix-java on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcds-healpix-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcds-healpix-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcds-healpix-java

Install libcds-healpix-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcds-healpix-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcds-healpix-java

Install libcds-healpix-java Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcds-healpix-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcds-healpix-java

How To Uninstall libcds-healpix-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcds-healpix-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcds-healpix-java

Uninstall libcds-healpix-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcds-healpix-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcds-healpix-java

Remove libcds-healpix-java Configurations and Data

To remove libcds-healpix-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcds-healpix-java

Remove libcds-healpix-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcds-healpix-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcds-healpix-java

Dependencies

libcds-healpix-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libcds-healpix-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-healpix-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.