How To Install cassbeam on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cassbeam on Ubuntu 22.04. cassbeam is Cassegrain antenna modelling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cassbeam on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cassbeam

cassbeam is:

Cassbeam is a Cassegrain antenna ray tracer. A Cassegrain antenna is a double reflector system which works on the principle of cassegrain optical telescope. A high gain cassegrain reflector antenna in Ku-band has been successfully developed for command transmit application for the missile programme. It can also be used for monopulse radar, satellite communication.

Based on an input text file, it computes several properties of the antenna including gain, zenith system temperature, and the beam, in full polarization. All calculations are done in the transmit sense and use reciprocity to relate to the equivalent receiving system.

Additionally, cassbeam allows deformations, or pathologies of the optics to be modelled. Currently this is limited to rotations and translations of the feed and secondary. In the future, large scale deviations in the primary (such as a misplaced panel) will likely be supported.

There are three methods to install cassbeam on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cassbeam Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cassbeam

Install cassbeam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cassbeam

Install cassbeam 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 cassbeam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cassbeam

How To Uninstall cassbeam on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cassbeam

Uninstall cassbeam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cassbeam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cassbeam

Remove cassbeam Configurations and Data

To remove cassbeam configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cassbeam

Remove cassbeam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cassbeam

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cassbeam package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.