How To Install libcfitsio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcfitsio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcfitsio-dev
libcfitsio-dev is:
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is a data format most used in astronomy. cfitsio is a library of ANSI C routines for reading and writing FITS format data files. A set of Fortran-callable wrapper routines are also included for the convenience of Fortran programmers.
This package contains what you need for compiling sources that use this library in your own code.
There are three methods to install libcfitsio-dev 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 libcfitsio-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcfitsio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcfitsio-dev
Install libcfitsio-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcfitsio-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcfitsio-dev
Install libcfitsio-dev 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 libcfitsio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcfitsio-dev
How To Uninstall libcfitsio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcfitsio-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcfitsio-dev
Uninstall libcfitsio-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcfitsio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcfitsio-dev
Remove libcfitsio-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcfitsio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcfitsio-dev
Remove libcfitsio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcfitsio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcfitsio-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcfitsio-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
