How to Install and Uninstall libwcs8 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "libwcs8" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libwcs8 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libwcs8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libwcs8" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libwcs8 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libwcs8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwcs8 package on Kali Linux

Package: libwcs8
Source: wcslib (8.2.2+ds-3)
Version: 8.2.2+ds-3+b1
Installed-Size: 1627
Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29)
Size: 279236
SHA256: 19672b8c64c405b9d8db0282a170af934c46f9f388a6b682c4563aaa1dfd852f
SHA1: 02ae55e5cfa71b420d468c7df07d9ff903a6648b
MD5sum: 4d1c6fde03e1f48d00bec7db2e776f92
Description: Implementation of the FITS WCS standard
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).
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The FITS data format is widely used within the international astronomical
community, from the radio to gamma-ray regimes, for data interchange and
archive, and also increasingly as an online format.
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This package contains what you need to run programs that use this
library.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/mcalabre/WCS/
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wcslib/libwcs8_8.2.2+ds-3+b1_amd64.deb