How To Install libgnuastro6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro6 on Debian 10.
What is libgnuastro6
libgnuastro6 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 libgnuastro6 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgnuastro6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro6
Install libgnuastro6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuastro6
Install libgnuastro6 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 libgnuastro6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro6
How To Uninstall libgnuastro6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgnuastro6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro6
Uninstall libgnuastro6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuastro6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro6
Remove libgnuastro6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuastro6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro6
Remove libgnuastro6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro6
Dependencies
libgnuastro6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
