How To Install libcds-healpix-java 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 libcds-healpix-java on Ubuntu.
What is libcds-healpix-java
libcds-healpix-java is:
HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers the same surface area as every other pixel. It is commonly used to store all-sky astronomical images, most famously maps of the cosmic microwave background.
There are three methods to install libcds-healpix-java 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 libcds-healpix-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcds-healpix-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcds-healpix-java
Install libcds-healpix-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcds-healpix-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcds-healpix-java
Install libcds-healpix-java 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 libcds-healpix-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcds-healpix-java
How To Uninstall libcds-healpix-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcds-healpix-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcds-healpix-java
Uninstall libcds-healpix-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcds-healpix-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcds-healpix-java
Remove libcds-healpix-java Configurations and Data
To remove libcds-healpix-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcds-healpix-java
Remove libcds-healpix-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcds-healpix-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcds-healpix-java
Dependencies
libcds-healpix-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcds-healpix-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.