How To Install qfits-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qfits-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 qfits-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qfits-tools
How To Uninstall qfits-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qfits-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
