How To Install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7.
What is sourcextractor++
sourcextractor++ is a program that extracts a catalog of sources from astronomical images. It is the successor to the original SExtractor package.
We can use yum or dnf to install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sourcextractor++.
Install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install sourcextractor++ using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sourcextractor++
Install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install sourcextractor++ using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sourcextractor++
How To Uninstall sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the sourcextractor++ package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sourcextractor++
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sourcextractor++ on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
