How To Install libgnuastro17 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro17 on Debian 12.
What is libgnuastro17
libgnuastro17 is:
GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is a collection of programs (the
gnuastro' package) and librarires (this package along withlibgnuastro-dev’) 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 libgnuastro17 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 libgnuastro17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro17
Install libgnuastro17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuastro17
Install libgnuastro17 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 libgnuastro17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro17
How To Uninstall libgnuastro17 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgnuastro17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro17
Uninstall libgnuastro17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuastro17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro17
Remove libgnuastro17 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuastro17 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro17
Remove libgnuastro17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro17
Dependencies
libgnuastro17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro17 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
