How To Install python3-photutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-photutils on Kali Linux. python3-photutils is Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-photutils

python3-photutils is:

Photutils contains functions for:

  • estimating the background and background rms in astronomical images
  • detecting sources in astronomical images
  • estimating morphological parameters of those sources (e.g., centroid and shape parameters)
  • performing aperture and PSF photometry

This package contains the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-photutils

Install python3-photutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-photutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-photutils

How To Uninstall python3-photutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-photutils

Uninstall python3-photutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-photutils

Remove python3-photutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-photutils

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-photutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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