How To Install python-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-astroplan
python-astroplan is:
Astroplan is an observation planning package for astronomers that can help you plan for everything but the clouds.
It is an Astropy affiliated package that seeks to make your life as an observational astronomer a little less infuriating.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-astroplan 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 python-astroplan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-astroplan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-astroplan
Install python-astroplan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-astroplan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-astroplan
Install python-astroplan 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 python-astroplan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-astroplan
How To Uninstall python-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-astroplan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-astroplan
Uninstall python-astroplan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-astroplan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-astroplan
Remove python-astroplan Configurations and Data
To remove python-astroplan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-astroplan
Remove python-astroplan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-astroplan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-astroplan
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-astroplan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
