How To Install wcslib-tools 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 wcslib-tools on Ubuntu.
What is wcslib-tools
wcslib-tools is:
WCSLIB is a C library, supplied with a full set of Fortran wrappers, that implements the “World Coordinate System” (WCS) standard in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System).
This package contains the utility programs fitshdr, wcsware, HPXcvt, and wcsgrid that are included in wcslib.
There are three methods to install wcslib-tools 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 wcslib-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wcslib-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wcslib-tools
Install wcslib-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wcslib-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wcslib-tools
Install wcslib-tools 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 wcslib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wcslib-tools
How To Uninstall wcslib-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wcslib-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wcslib-tools
Uninstall wcslib-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wcslib-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wcslib-tools
Remove wcslib-tools Configurations and Data
To remove wcslib-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wcslib-tools
Remove wcslib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wcslib-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wcslib-tools
Dependencies
wcslib-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wcslib-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.