How To Install astro-virtual-observatory on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-virtual-observatory on Ubuntu 22.04. astro-virtual-observatory is Tools and viewers for the Virtual Observatory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-virtual-observatory on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is astro-virtual-observatory

astro-virtual-observatory is:

This metapackage will install commonly used interfaces for interacting with datasets and archive data within the online distributed Virtual Observatory.

The Virtual Observatory allows astronomers to interrogate multiple data centers in a seamless and transparent way, provides new powerful analysis and visualization tools within that system, and gives data centers a standard framework for publishing and delivering services using their data. This is made possible by standardization of data and metadata, by standardization of data exchange methods, and by the use of a registry, which lists available services and what can be done with them.

When running, many of these tools can communicate with each other using the Simple Application Messaging Protocol (SAMP)

There are three methods to install astro-virtual-observatory 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 astro-virtual-observatory Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install astro-virtual-observatory

Install astro-virtual-observatory Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-virtual-observatory using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install astro-virtual-observatory

Install astro-virtual-observatory 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 astro-virtual-observatory using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-virtual-observatory

How To Uninstall astro-virtual-observatory on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the astro-virtual-observatory package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-virtual-observatory

Uninstall astro-virtual-observatory And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-virtual-observatory

Remove astro-virtual-observatory Configurations and Data

To remove astro-virtual-observatory configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-virtual-observatory

Remove astro-virtual-observatory configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove astro-virtual-observatory configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-virtual-observatory

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Summary

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