How To Install fitscut on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fitscut on Kali Linux. fitscut is Extract cutouts from FITS image format files

Introduction

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

What is fitscut

fitscut is:

fitscut is designed to extract cutouts from FITS image format files. FITS, PNG, and JPEG output types are supported. When multiple input files are specified and the output type is PNG or JPEG the resulting image is an RGB color image.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fitscut

Install fitscut Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fitscut

Install fitscut 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 fitscut using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fitscut

How To Uninstall fitscut on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fitscut

Uninstall fitscut And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fitscut

Remove fitscut Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fitscut

Remove fitscut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fitscut

Dependencies

fitscut have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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