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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qfits-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qfits-toolsInstall qfits-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qfits-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qfits-toolsInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qfits-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qfits-toolsHow 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-toolsUninstall 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsDependencies
qfits-tools have the following dependencies:
References
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.
