How To Install cpl-plugin-vimos on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-vimos on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cpl-plugin-vimos
cpl-plugin-vimos is:
This is the data reduction pipeline for the Vimos instrument of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
VIMOS is a multi-mode wide-field optical instrument mounted at the Nasmyth focus B of UT3. VIMOS allows imaging in UBVRIz and multi-object low (R ~ 200) to high (R ~ 2500) resolution spectroscopy. The wavelength range covered in the two spectroscopic modes goes from 360 to 1000 nm. VIMOS is made of 4 quadrants of 7’x8’ each separated by a gap of about 2'.
There are three methods to install cpl-plugin-vimos 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-vimos 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-vimos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cpl-plugin-vimos
Install cpl-plugin-vimos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cpl-plugin-vimos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cpl-plugin-vimos
Install cpl-plugin-vimos 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-vimos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cpl-plugin-vimos
How To Uninstall cpl-plugin-vimos on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cpl-plugin-vimos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cpl-plugin-vimos
Uninstall cpl-plugin-vimos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cpl-plugin-vimos 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-vimos
Remove cpl-plugin-vimos Configurations and Data
To remove cpl-plugin-vimos configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cpl-plugin-vimos
Remove cpl-plugin-vimos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cpl-plugin-vimos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpl-plugin-vimos
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpl-plugin-vimos package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
