How To Install dpuser-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpuser-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. dpuser-doc is Documentation for DPUSER and QFitsView

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpuser-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dpuser-doc

dpuser-doc is:

DPUSER is an interactive language capable of handling numbers (both real and complex), strings, and matrices. Its main aim is to do astronomical image analysis, for which it provides a comprehensive set of functions, but it can also be used for many other applications.

This package contains the documentation for DPUSER and QFitsView.

There are three methods to install dpuser-doc 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 dpuser-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 dpuser-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpuser-doc

Install dpuser-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpuser-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install dpuser-doc

How To Uninstall dpuser-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove dpuser-doc

Uninstall dpuser-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpuser-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpuser-doc

Remove dpuser-doc Configurations and Data

To remove dpuser-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpuser-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpuser-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.