How To Install libhealpix-java on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhealpix-java on Debian 12.
What is libhealpix-java
libhealpix-java is:
HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. It is commonly used to store all-sky astronomical images, most famously maps of the cosmic microwave background.
This package provides the Java language implementation of HEALPix.
There are three methods to install libhealpix-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 libhealpix-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 libhealpix-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhealpix-java
Install libhealpix-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhealpix-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhealpix-java
Install libhealpix-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 libhealpix-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhealpix-java
How To Uninstall libhealpix-java on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhealpix-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhealpix-java
Uninstall libhealpix-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhealpix-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhealpix-java
Remove libhealpix-java Configurations and Data
To remove libhealpix-java configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhealpix-java
Remove libhealpix-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhealpix-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhealpix-java
Dependencies
libhealpix-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhealpix-java package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
