How To Install python-spectral-cube on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spectral-cube on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-spectral-cube
python-spectral-cube is:
The spectral-cube package provides an easy way to read, manipulate, analyze, and write data cubes with two positional dimensions and one spectral dimension, optionally with Stokes parameters. It aims to be a versatile data container for building custom analysis routines.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-spectral-cube 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-spectral-cube 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-spectral-cube using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-spectral-cube
Install python-spectral-cube Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-spectral-cube using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-spectral-cube
Install python-spectral-cube 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-spectral-cube using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-spectral-cube
How To Uninstall python-spectral-cube on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-spectral-cube package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-spectral-cube
Uninstall python-spectral-cube And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-spectral-cube and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spectral-cube
Remove python-spectral-cube Configurations and Data
To remove python-spectral-cube configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-spectral-cube
Remove python-spectral-cube configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-spectral-cube configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-spectral-cube
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spectral-cube package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
