How To Install libchealpix-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchealpix-dev on Debian 12.
What is libchealpix-dev
libchealpix-dev 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.
This package provides the static library and headers for the C language implementation of HEALPix. The C library provides basic input/output of HEALPix maps as well as basic spatial operations like conversion between spherical coordinates and HEALPix pixels.
There are three methods to install libchealpix-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchealpix-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 libchealpix-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchealpix-dev
Install libchealpix-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchealpix-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchealpix-dev
Install libchealpix-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libchealpix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchealpix-dev
How To Uninstall libchealpix-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libchealpix-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchealpix-dev
Uninstall libchealpix-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchealpix-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchealpix-dev
Remove libchealpix-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libchealpix-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchealpix-dev
Remove libchealpix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchealpix-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchealpix-dev
Dependencies
libchealpix-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchealpix-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
