How To Install python-pyraf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyraf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyraf
python-pyraf is:
PyRAF is a command language for running IRAF tasks in a Python like environment. It works very similar to IRAF CL, but has been updated to allow such things as importing Python modules, GUI parameter editing and help. It can be imported into Python allowing you to run IRAF commands from within a larger script.
Note that this package does not include the pyraf command. To run pyraf directly from the command line, use the python3-pyraf package instead.
There are three methods to install python-pyraf 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-pyraf 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-pyraf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyraf
Install python-pyraf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyraf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyraf
Install python-pyraf 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-pyraf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyraf
How To Uninstall python-pyraf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyraf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyraf
Uninstall python-pyraf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyraf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyraf
Remove python-pyraf Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyraf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyraf
Remove python-pyraf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyraf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyraf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyraf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
