How To Install libqfits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqfits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libqfits-dev
libqfits-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static library needed to compile applications that use qfits.
There are three methods to install libqfits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libqfits-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libqfits-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqfits-dev
Install libqfits-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libqfits-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqfits-dev
Install libqfits-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libqfits-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqfits-dev
How To Uninstall libqfits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libqfits-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqfits-dev
Uninstall libqfits-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqfits-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqfits-dev
Remove libqfits-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqfits-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqfits-dev
Remove libqfits-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqfits-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqfits-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqfits-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
