How To Install cpl-plugin-xshoo on Ubuntu 22.04

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

Introduction

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

What is cpl-plugin-xshoo

cpl-plugin-xshoo is:

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

XSHOOTER is a multi wavelength (300-2500nm) medium resolution spectrograph mounted at the UT2 Cassegrain focus. XSHOOTER consists of 3 arms, each with optimized optics, dispersive elements and detectors:

  • UVB, covering the wavelength range 300-559.5 nm,
  • VIS, covering the wavelength range 559.5-1024 nm,
  • NIR, covering the wavelength range 1024-2480 nm.

There are three methods to install cpl-plugin-xshoo 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-xshoo 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-xshoo using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install cpl-plugin-xshoo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpl-plugin-xshoo

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

sudo aptitude -y install cpl-plugin-xshoo

How To Uninstall cpl-plugin-xshoo on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cpl-plugin-xshoo

Uninstall cpl-plugin-xshoo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpl-plugin-xshoo 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-xshoo

Remove cpl-plugin-xshoo Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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