How To Install tclfitsy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tclfitsy on Kali Linux. tclfitsy is Tcl FITS Extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tclfitsy on Kali Linux.

What is tclfitsy

tclfitsy is:

FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is a data format most used in astronomy. tclsfits is a Tcl package for reading FITS format data files. This package is used mainly for saods9 and not tested otherwise.

There are three methods to install tclfitsy 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 tclfitsy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tclfitsy

Install tclfitsy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tclfitsy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tclfitsy

Install tclfitsy 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 tclfitsy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tclfitsy

How To Uninstall tclfitsy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tclfitsy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tclfitsy

Uninstall tclfitsy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tclfitsy

Remove tclfitsy Configurations and Data

To remove tclfitsy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tclfitsy

Remove tclfitsy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tclfitsy

Dependencies

tclfitsy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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