How To Install python-healpy-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-healpy-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-healpy-data
python-healpy-data is:
HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. It is commonly used to store all-sky astronomical images, most famously maps of the cosmic microwave background.
This package provides platform-independent data and test files for the Python wrapper around the C++ implementation of HEALPix.
There are three methods to install python-healpy-data 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-healpy-data 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-healpy-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-healpy-data
Install python-healpy-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-healpy-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-healpy-data
Install python-healpy-data 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-healpy-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-healpy-data
How To Uninstall python-healpy-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-healpy-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-healpy-data
Uninstall python-healpy-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-healpy-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-healpy-data
Remove python-healpy-data Configurations and Data
To remove python-healpy-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-healpy-data
Remove python-healpy-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-healpy-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-healpy-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-healpy-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
