How To Install python3-imexam on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-imexam on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-imexam is Simple interactive astronomical image examination and plotting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-imexam on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-imexam

python3-imexam is:

Imexam is an affiliated package of AstroPy. It was designed to be a lightweight library which enables users to explore data using common methods which are consistent across viewers. It can be used from a command line interface, through a Jupyter notebook or through a Jupyter console. It can be used with multiple viewers, such as DS9 or Ginga, or without a viewer as a simple library to make plots and grab quick photometry information.

This is the Python 3 package.

There are three methods to install python3-imexam 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-imexam 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-imexam using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-imexam

Install python3-imexam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-imexam

Install python3-imexam 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-imexam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-imexam

How To Uninstall python3-imexam on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-imexam

Uninstall python3-imexam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-imexam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-imexam

Remove python3-imexam Configurations and Data

To remove python3-imexam configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-imexam

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-imexam package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.