How To Install montage on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install montage on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is montage
montage is:
Montage is a toolkit for assembling astronomical images into custom mosaics.
It uses algorithms that preserve the calibration and positional (astrometric) fidelity of the input images to deliver mosaics that meet user-specified parameters of projection, coordinates, and spatial scale. It supports all projections and coordinate systems in use in astronomy.
It contains independent modules for analyzing the geometry of images on the sky, and for creating and managing mosaics; these modules are powerful tools in their own right and have applicability outside mosaic production, in areas such as data validation.
There are three methods to install montage 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 montage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install montage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install montage
Install montage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install montage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install montage
Install montage 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 montage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install montage
How To Uninstall montage on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the montage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove montage
Uninstall montage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall montage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove montage
Remove montage Configurations and Data
To remove montage configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge montage
Remove montage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove montage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge montage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install montage package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
