How To Install qfits-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qfits-tools on Kali Linux.

What is qfits-tools

qfits-tools is:

qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files complying with the FITS format, which is a data format most used in astronomy.

This package includes tools for simple manipulations of FITS files.

There are three methods to install qfits-tools 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 qfits-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qfits-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qfits-tools

Install qfits-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qfits-tools

Install qfits-tools 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 qfits-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qfits-tools

How To Uninstall qfits-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qfits-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qfits-tools

Uninstall qfits-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qfits-tools

Remove qfits-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qfits-tools

Remove qfits-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qfits-tools

Dependencies

qfits-tools have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libqfits0

References

• qfits-tools website

Summary

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