How To Install cpl-plugin-giraf on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-giraf on Ubuntu 22.04. cpl-plugin-giraf is ESO data reduction pipeline for the GIRAFFE instrument

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-giraf on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cpl-plugin-giraf

cpl-plugin-giraf is:

This is the data reduction pipeline for the GIRAFFE instrument of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

GIRAFFE is a medium-high resolution (R=7500-30000) spectrograph for the entire visible range 370-900 nm. GIRAFFE is aimed at carrying out intermediate and high resolution spectroscopy of galactic and extragalactic objects having a high spatial density. The name comes from the first design, where the spectrograph was standing vertically on a platform.

There are three methods to install cpl-plugin-giraf 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 cpl-plugin-giraf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpl-plugin-giraf

Install cpl-plugin-giraf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpl-plugin-giraf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpl-plugin-giraf

Install cpl-plugin-giraf 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 cpl-plugin-giraf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpl-plugin-giraf

How To Uninstall cpl-plugin-giraf on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cpl-plugin-giraf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpl-plugin-giraf

Uninstall cpl-plugin-giraf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpl-plugin-giraf

Remove cpl-plugin-giraf Configurations and Data

To remove cpl-plugin-giraf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpl-plugin-giraf

Remove cpl-plugin-giraf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpl-plugin-giraf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpl-plugin-giraf

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Summary

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