How To Install libwsclean0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean0 on Debian 9. libwsclean0 is Fast generic widefield interferometric imager (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean0 on Debian 9.

What is libwsclean0

libwsclean0 is:

WSClean (w-stacking clean) is a fast generic widefield imager. It uses the w-stacking algorithm and can make use of the w-snapshot algorithm. As of Feb 2014, it is 2-12 times faster than CASA’s w-projection, depending on the array configuration. It supports full-sky imaging and proper beam correction for homogeneous dipole arrays such as the MWA.

WSClean allows Hogbom and Cotton-Schwab cleaning, and can clean polarizations joinedly. All operations are performed on the CPU (it is not specialized for GPUs).

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libwsclean0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwsclean0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwsclean0

Install libwsclean0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwsclean0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwsclean0

Install libwsclean0 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 libwsclean0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwsclean0

How To Uninstall libwsclean0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libwsclean0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwsclean0

Uninstall libwsclean0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwsclean0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwsclean0

Remove libwsclean0 Configurations and Data

To remove libwsclean0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwsclean0

Remove libwsclean0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwsclean0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwsclean0

Dependencies

libwsclean0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwsclean0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.