How To Install libcplcore26 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcplcore26 on Debian 9. libcplcore26 is Fundamental CPL data types and functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcplcore26 on Debian 9.

What is libcplcore26

libcplcore26 is:

The CPLCORE library provides the fundamental CPL data types (such as cpl image, cpl table, cpl vector, cpl matrix etc.), the operations defined on these data types, and elementary utility functions. There should not be any physical units associated with any of the data types or functions of that library.

The Common Pipeline Library (CPL) comprises a set of ISO-C libraries that provide a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. It forms a basis for the creation of automated astronomical data-reduction tasks (known as “pipelines”).

There are three methods to install libcplcore26 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 libcplcore26 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcplcore26 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcplcore26

Install libcplcore26 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcplcore26 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcplcore26

Install libcplcore26 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 libcplcore26 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcplcore26

How To Uninstall libcplcore26 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcplcore26 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcplcore26

Uninstall libcplcore26 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcplcore26 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcplcore26

Remove libcplcore26 Configurations and Data

To remove libcplcore26 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcplcore26

Remove libcplcore26 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcplcore26 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcplcore26

Dependencies

libcplcore26 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcplcore26 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.