How To Install libgnuastro1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro1 on Debian 9.
What is libgnuastro1
libgnuastro1 is:
GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is a collection of programs (the
gnuastro' package) and librarires (this package along withlibgnuastro-dev’, and `libgnuastro1-dbg’) for astronomical data analysis and manipulation. The programs can be run on the command-line for efficient and easy usage and the libraries can be used within C and C++ programs.
This package contains Gnuastro’s shared librarires.
There are three methods to install libgnuastro1 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 libgnuastro1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro1
Install libgnuastro1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuastro1
Install libgnuastro1 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 libgnuastro1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro1
How To Uninstall libgnuastro1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnuastro1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro1
Uninstall libgnuastro1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuastro1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro1
Remove libgnuastro1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuastro1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro1
Remove libgnuastro1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro1
Dependencies
libgnuastro1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.