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