How to Install and Uninstall python3-pyfits Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "python3-pyfits" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3-pyfits on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-pyfits" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall python3-pyfits on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-pyfits package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: python3-pyfits
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:3.4-4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: pyfits
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1910
Provides: python3.6-pyfits
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcfitsio5 (>= 3.390~), python3-numpy (>= 1:1.10.0~b1), python3-numpy-abi9, python3 (<< 3.7), python3 (>= 3.6~), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Suggests: pyfits-utils
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyfits/python3-pyfits_3.4-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 376678
MD5sum: deabf51144518e20effc303fb0e4f58c
SHA1: 484ed50ce07c13735605b39180923363b821dcd9
SHA256: 51f8e08fd6739c1ea27ffc76f2ed0579f4e28b325c26514a62c78140c766b71e
Homepage: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyfits
Description: Python3 module for reading, writing, and manipulating FITS files
Description-md5: edeaf6bb5090b1f9493059f3f342b41c