How To Install libcds-savot-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-savot-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libcds-savot-java is Simple Access to VOTable (SAVOT) library for Virtual Observatory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-savot-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcds-savot-java

libcds-savot-java is:

SAVOT (Simple Access to VOTable) is a library which can be used to access VOTables. The VOTable format developed within the framework of the Virtual Observatory (VO) is an XML standard for the interchange of data represented as a set of tables. VOTable is derived from the “Astrores” format, itself modeled on the “FITS Table” format.

SAVOT aims at providing Java VOTable parsers based on different parsing models and at providing small Java VOTable parsers which can be included in applets.

There are three methods to install libcds-savot-java 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 libcds-savot-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-savot-java using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libcds-savot-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcds-savot-java

Install libcds-savot-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcds-savot-java

How To Uninstall libcds-savot-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcds-savot-java

Uninstall libcds-savot-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcds-savot-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libcds-savot-java Configurations and Data

To remove libcds-savot-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-savot-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.