How To Install yorick-spydr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-spydr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yorick-spydr
yorick-spydr is:
Spydr (pronounced like spider) basically is an FITS image viewer. It can work as a stand-alone application but is best integrated in a Yorick-based data-analysis work-flow (Yorick is an interpreted language specialized in numerical computations and scientific graphics). It includes tools to zoom, produce cuts, histograms, Gaussian/Moffat fits, PSF fits (inc. FWHM and Strehl). Can work on single images, sequences of images or data cubes.
There are three methods to install yorick-spydr 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 yorick-spydr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-spydr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yorick-spydr
Install yorick-spydr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-spydr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yorick-spydr
Install yorick-spydr 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 yorick-spydr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yorick-spydr
How To Uninstall yorick-spydr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yorick-spydr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yorick-spydr
Uninstall yorick-spydr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yorick-spydr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-spydr
Remove yorick-spydr Configurations and Data
To remove yorick-spydr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-spydr
Remove yorick-spydr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yorick-spydr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yorick-spydr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-spydr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
