How to Install and Uninstall sextractor Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "sextractor" package

Learn how to install sextractor on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                sextractor
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sextractor" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall sextractor on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                sextractor
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sextractor package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: sextractor
Version: 2.19.5+dfsg-6
Installed-Size: 1189
Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libatlas3-base, libc6 (>= 2.27), libfftw3-single3 (>= 3.3.5), liblapack3 | liblapack.so.3
Description: Source extractor for astronomical images
Description-md5: 5f1bb3db51fb9466350c4b7bfa188e0a
Homepage: https://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor
Tag: field::astronomy, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::application, use::converting,
works-with-format::TODO, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: science
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/sextractor/sextractor_2.19.5+dfsg-6_amd64.deb
Size: 305544
MD5sum: 58ef41e071fb5977a019cafa104bfb18
SHA256: 88a945e541206f2d2bb0c4916213171637574762fce6d047aa47c3b1770de5e1