How To Install libchealpix-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchealpix-dev on Kali Linux. libchealpix-dev is HEALPix representation of spherical data - C development library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchealpix-dev on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libchealpix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchealpix-dev

How To Uninstall libchealpix-dev on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.