How To Install libcds-moc-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-moc-java on Debian 9.

What is libcds-moc-java

libcds-moc-java is:

MOC allows you to describe any region of the sky for very fast comparisons. It is based on HEALPix standard. This Java library enables users to load, write and manipulate MOCs (intersection, union, …). MOCs can be displayed by the Virtual Observatory application “Aladin” (vo-aladin).

There are three methods to install libcds-moc-java on Debian 9. 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-moc-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-moc-java using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libcds-moc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcds-moc-java

Install libcds-moc-java 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 libcds-moc-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcds-moc-java

How To Uninstall libcds-moc-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libcds-moc-java

Uninstall libcds-moc-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcds-moc-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libcds-moc-java Configurations and Data

To remove libcds-moc-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcds-moc-java have the following dependencies:

• libhealpix-java

References

• libcds-moc-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-moc-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.