How to Install and Uninstall iraf Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "iraf" package

This is a short guide on how to install iraf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall iraf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iraf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iraf package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: iraf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.16.1+2018.11.01-6build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astro Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32791
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libcfitsio9 (>= 3.480~), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Recommends: iraf-noao, saods9 | ximtool, xgterm | python3-pyraf | xterm
Suggests: iraf-dev
Filename: pool/universe/i/iraf/iraf_2.16.1+2018.11.01-6build1_amd64.deb
Size: 7227044
MD5sum: ba9b4aa771e04a968f208635faea9ba8
SHA1: daaefec4b07e0719f63a28f4fa16d98b6c9c9be2
SHA256: 82d60630e21deed7c266ba2957fbe31528d58079394a8d9ccc068fd7189c5bc0
SHA512: dd8d1771521f56bcd99277af518b27ae8c104d103255e7065bc5cfe4454eea7ced530a88a689f21dd0af21683dc6f3228612cefc3b9cf1391c8b2deead4063d1
Homepage: https://iraf-community.github.io
Description-en: Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
IRAF is the "Image Reduction and Analysis Facility". The main
IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for
general image processing and graphics.
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Other external or layered packages are available for
applications such as data acquisition or handling data from other
observatories and wavelength regimes such as the Hubble Space
Telescope (optical), EUVE (extreme ultra-violet), or ROSAT and
AXAF (X-ray). These external packages are distributed separately
from the main IRAF distribution but can be easily installed.
The IRAF system also the programmable Command Language scripting
facility.
Description-md5: 6c55b8d0405360237049c296582d2c11