How To Install rawtran on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rawtran on Kali Linux. rawtran is RAW photo to FITS converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rawtran on Kali Linux.

What is rawtran

rawtran is:

Rawtran is an utility to convert of raw photos in .CR2, .CRW, MRW, NEF, RAF, etc. formats to the general astronomical FITS image format. The identification of raw photo type and decoding itself is done via DCRAW utility by D.Coffin.

There are three methods to install rawtran 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 rawtran Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rawtran

Install rawtran Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rawtran using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rawtran

Install rawtran 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 rawtran using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rawtran

How To Uninstall rawtran on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rawtran package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rawtran

Uninstall rawtran And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rawtran

Remove rawtran Configurations and Data

To remove rawtran configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rawtran

Remove rawtran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rawtran

Dependencies

rawtran have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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