How To Install source-extractor on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install source-extractor on Debian 11. source-extractor is Source extractor for astronomical images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install source-extractor on Debian 11.

What is source-extractor

source-extractor is:

Find sources, such as stars and galaxies, in astronomical images. The input data files are in FITS file format, and are analyzed to compute the locations of sources, with the ability to distinguish between galaxies and stars using a neural-network technique.

There are three methods to install source-extractor on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install source-extractor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install source-extractor

Install source-extractor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install source-extractor

Install source-extractor 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install source-extractor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install source-extractor

How To Uninstall source-extractor on Debian 11

To uninstall only the source-extractor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove source-extractor

Uninstall source-extractor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall source-extractor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove source-extractor

Remove source-extractor Configurations and Data

To remove source-extractor configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge source-extractor

Remove source-extractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge source-extractor

Dependencies

source-extractor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install source-extractor package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.