How To Install python-galpy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-galpy on Ubuntu 18.04. python-galpy is Python 2 package for Galactic Dynamics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-galpy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-galpy

python-galpy is:

Python module that supports orbit integration in a variety of potentials, evaluating and sampling various distribution functions, and the calculation of action-angle coordinates for all static potentials.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-galpy

Install python-galpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-galpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-galpy

How To Uninstall python-galpy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-galpy

Uninstall python-galpy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-galpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-galpy

Remove python-galpy Configurations and Data

To remove python-galpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-galpy

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-galpy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.