How To Install qfitsview on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qfitsview on Ubuntu 22.04. qfitsview is FITS file viewer based on DPUSER

Introduction

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

What is qfitsview

qfitsview is:

QFitsView is a FITS file viewer based on DPUSER. In addition to displaying two-dimensional images, it also provides means to explore three-dimensional data cubes. It integrates the functionality of DPUSER which can be accessed directly out of QFitsView.

Note that this package was compiled with the giza library instead of PGPLOT, since the latter is non-free software.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qfitsview

Install qfitsview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qfitsview

Install qfitsview 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 qfitsview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qfitsview

How To Uninstall qfitsview on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove qfitsview

Uninstall qfitsview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qfitsview

Remove qfitsview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qfitsview

Remove qfitsview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qfitsview

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Summary

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