How To Install esorex on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install esorex on Ubuntu 22.04. esorex is Execution Tool for European Southern Observatory pipelines

Introduction

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

What is esorex

esorex is:

EsoRex is the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Recipe Execution Tool. It can list, configure and execute CPL-based recipes from the command line.

The Common Pipeline Library (CPL) comprises a set of ISO-C libraries that provide a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. It forms a basis for the creation of automated astronomical data-reduction tasks.

One of the features provided by the CPL is the ability to create data-reduction algorithms that run as plugins (dynamic libraries). These are called “recipes” and are one of the main aspects of the CPL data-reduction development environment.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install esorex

Install esorex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install esorex

Install esorex 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 esorex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install esorex

How To Uninstall esorex on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove esorex

Uninstall esorex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove esorex

Remove esorex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge esorex

Remove esorex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esorex

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Summary

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