How To Install wcslib-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wcslib-tools on Kali Linux. wcslib-tools is Command line tools utilizing wcslib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wcslib-tools on Kali Linux.

What is wcslib-tools

wcslib-tools is:

WCSLIB is a C library, supplied with a full set of Fortran wrappers, that implements the “World Coordinate System” (WCS) standard in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System).

This package contains the utility programs fitshdr, wcsware, HPXcvt, and wcsgrid that are included in wcslib.

There are three methods to install wcslib-tools 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 wcslib-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wcslib-tools

Install wcslib-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wcslib-tools

Install wcslib-tools 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 wcslib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wcslib-tools

How To Uninstall wcslib-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wcslib-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wcslib-tools

Uninstall wcslib-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wcslib-tools

Remove wcslib-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wcslib-tools

Remove wcslib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wcslib-tools

Dependencies

wcslib-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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