How To Install libcasa-casa6 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 libcasa-casa6 on Ubuntu.
What is libcasa-casa6
libcasa-casa6 is:
The casacore package contains the core libraries of the old AIPS++/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications) package. This split was made to get a better separation of core libraries and applications.
This package contains the Core modules: Multi-dimensional arrays, Quantities (values with physical units), OS and IO interface classes, Containers (from pre-STL era), Miscellaneous modules for exceptions, tasking interface, command line input, logging, STL wrappers, and basic math classes and functors.
Most of the code has been developed before STL came into existence, so several classes in modules Containers and Utilities are superseded by their STL counterparts. However, they are still used in some casacore code. Furthermore, some classes offer some extra functionality compared to STL.
There are three methods to install libcasa-casa6 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 libcasa-casa6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-casa6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcasa-casa6
Install libcasa-casa6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcasa-casa6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcasa-casa6
Install libcasa-casa6 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 libcasa-casa6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcasa-casa6
How To Uninstall libcasa-casa6 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcasa-casa6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcasa-casa6
Uninstall libcasa-casa6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcasa-casa6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcasa-casa6
Remove libcasa-casa6 Configurations and Data
To remove libcasa-casa6 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcasa-casa6
Remove libcasa-casa6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcasa-casa6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcasa-casa6
Dependencies
libcasa-casa6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcasa-casa6 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.