How To Install libfits-java on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfits-java on Debian 12.
What is libfits-java
libfits-java is:
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is the standard data format in astronomy used for the transport, analysis, and archival storage of scientific data sets.
This library provides efficient I/O for FITS images and binary tables. All basic FITS formats and gzip compressed files are supported.
There are three methods to install libfits-java 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 libfits-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 libfits-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfits-java
Install libfits-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfits-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfits-java
Install libfits-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfits-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfits-java
How To Uninstall libfits-java on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfits-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfits-java
Uninstall libfits-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfits-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfits-java
Remove libfits-java Configurations and Data
To remove libfits-java configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfits-java
Remove libfits-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfits-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfits-java
Dependencies
libfits-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfits-java package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
