How To Install casacore-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install casacore-doc on Kali Linux. casacore-doc is CASA core library (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install casacore-doc on Kali Linux.

What is casacore-doc

casacore-doc is:

The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications) package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications.

This package contains the API documentation.

There are three methods to install casacore-doc 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 casacore-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install casacore-doc

Install casacore-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install casacore-doc

Install casacore-doc 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 casacore-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install casacore-doc

How To Uninstall casacore-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the casacore-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove casacore-doc

Uninstall casacore-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove casacore-doc

Remove casacore-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge casacore-doc

Remove casacore-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge casacore-doc

Dependencies

casacore-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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