How To Install python-casacore on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-casacore on Debian 9. python-casacore is Python 2 bindings to the casacore library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-casacore on Debian 9.

What is python-casacore

python-casacore is:

The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications. CASA is now built on top of casacore.

This is the Python 2 wrapper around the library.

There are three methods to install python-casacore 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 python-casacore 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-casacore using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-casacore

Install python-casacore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-casacore

Install python-casacore 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 python-casacore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-casacore

How To Uninstall python-casacore on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-casacore package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-casacore

Uninstall python-casacore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-casacore

Remove python-casacore Configurations and Data

To remove python-casacore configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-casacore

Remove python-casacore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-casacore

Dependencies

python-casacore have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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