How To Install python3-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-astroplan
python3-astroplan is:
Astroplan is an observation planning package for astronomers that can help you plan for everything but the clouds.
It is an Astropy affiliated package that seeks to make your life as an observational astronomer a little less infuriating.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-astroplan 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 python3-astroplan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-astroplan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-astroplan
Install python3-astroplan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-astroplan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-astroplan
Install python3-astroplan 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 python3-astroplan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-astroplan
How To Uninstall python3-astroplan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-astroplan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-astroplan
Uninstall python3-astroplan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-astroplan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-astroplan
Remove python3-astroplan Configurations and Data
To remove python3-astroplan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-astroplan
Remove python3-astroplan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-astroplan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-astroplan
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-astroplan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
