How To Install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8. root-graf-fitsio is ROOT interface for the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8.

What is root-graf-fitsio

This package contains a library for using the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) data format in root.

We can use yum or dnf to install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-graf-fitsio.

Install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-graf-fitsio using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-graf-fitsio

Install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-graf-fitsio using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-graf-fitsio

How To Uninstall root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the root-graf-fitsio package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-graf-fitsio

root-graf-fitsio Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/TFITS.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7f
/usr/lib/.build-id/7f/000bb448b6bb3368f109400e57a41d01f7a913
/usr/lib64/root/libFITSIO.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libFITSIO.so
/usr/lib64/root/libFITSIO.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libFITSIO.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libFITSIO_rdict.pcm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-graf-fitsio on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.