How To Install libwcs7 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs7 on Kali Linux.

What is libwcs7

libwcs7 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 libwcs7 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwcs7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwcs7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwcs7

Install libwcs7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwcs7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwcs7

Install libwcs7 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwcs7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwcs7

How To Uninstall libwcs7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwcs7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwcs7

Uninstall libwcs7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwcs7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwcs7

Remove libwcs7 Configurations and Data

To remove libwcs7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwcs7

Remove libwcs7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwcs7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwcs7

Dependencies

libwcs7 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libwcs7 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcs7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.