How To Install python3-gwcs on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-gwcs on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-gwcs is Tools for managing the WCS of astronomical data (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gwcs on Debian 12.

What is `python3-gwcs`

python3-gwcs is:

GWCS takes a general approach to WCS. It supports a data model which includes the entire transformation pipeline from input coordinates (detector by default) to world coordinates. The goal is to provide a flexible toolkit which is easily extendible by adding new transforms and frames.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-gwcs on Debian 12. 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-gwcs 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-gwcs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gwcs

Install python3-gwcs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gwcs

Install python3-gwcs 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gwcs

How To Uninstall python3-gwcs on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gwcs

Uninstall python3-gwcs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gwcs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gwcs

Remove python3-gwcs Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gwcs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gwcs

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-gwcs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gwcs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.