How To Install libwcs6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs6 on Debian 10.
What is libwcs6
libwcs6 is:
WCSLIB is a C library, supplied with a full set of Fortran wrappers, that implements the “World Coordinate System” (WCS) standard in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System).
The FITS data format is widely used within the international astronomical community, from the radio to gamma-ray regimes, for data interchange and archive, and also increasingly as an online format.
This package contains what you need to run programs that use this library.
There are three methods to install libwcs6 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 libwcs6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcs6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwcs6
Install libwcs6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcs6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwcs6
Install libwcs6 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 libwcs6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwcs6
How To Uninstall libwcs6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libwcs6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwcs6
Uninstall libwcs6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwcs6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwcs6
Remove libwcs6 Configurations and Data
To remove libwcs6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwcs6
Remove libwcs6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwcs6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwcs6
Dependencies
libwcs6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
