How To Install slang-cfitsio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-cfitsio on Kali Linux. slang-cfitsio is read and write FITS files from S-Lang

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-cfitsio on Kali Linux.

What is slang-cfitsio

slang-cfitsio is:

The CFITSIO library consists of a set of functions for reading and writing FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files. The S-Lang CFITSIO module wraps many of the functions of the CFITSIO library and permits one to easily manipulate FITS files from the S-Lang interpreter.

There are three methods to install slang-cfitsio 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 slang-cfitsio Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-cfitsio

Install slang-cfitsio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-cfitsio

Install slang-cfitsio 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 slang-cfitsio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-cfitsio

How To Uninstall slang-cfitsio on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the slang-cfitsio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-cfitsio

Uninstall slang-cfitsio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-cfitsio

Remove slang-cfitsio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-cfitsio

Remove slang-cfitsio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-cfitsio

Dependencies

slang-cfitsio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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