How To Install astro-python3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-python3 on Ubuntu.
What is astro-python3
astro-python3 is:
This metapackage will install Python 3 packages for astronomy. The packages can be used for interactive analysis, or to create specific programs.
There are three methods to install astro-python3 on Ubuntu. 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-python3 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-python3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install astro-python3
Install astro-python3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install astro-python3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install astro-python3
Install astro-python3 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-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install astro-python3
How To Uninstall astro-python3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the astro-python3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove astro-python3
Uninstall astro-python3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall astro-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-python3
Remove astro-python3 Configurations and Data
To remove astro-python3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge astro-python3
Remove astro-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove astro-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-python3
Dependencies
astro-python3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-python3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.