How To Install python3-cpl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpl on Kali Linux. python3-cpl is Control pipeline recipes from the ESO (Python3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpl on Kali Linux.

What is python3-cpl

python3-cpl is:

This module can list, configure and execute CPL-based recipes from Python3. The input, calibration and output data can be specified as FITS files or as astropy fits objects in memory.

The Common Pipeline Library (CPL) comprises a set of ISO-C libraries that provide a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. It forms a basis for the creation of automated astronomical data-reduction tasks.

One of the features provided by the CPL is the ability to create data-reduction algorithms that run as plugins (dynamic libraries). These are called “recipes” and are one of the main aspects of the CPL data-reduction development environment.

There are three methods to install python3-cpl on Kali Linux. 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-cpl 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-cpl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cpl

Install python3-cpl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cpl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cpl

Install python3-cpl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cpl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cpl

How To Uninstall python3-cpl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-cpl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cpl

Uninstall python3-cpl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cpl

Remove python3-cpl Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cpl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cpl

Remove python3-cpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cpl

Dependencies

python3-cpl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.