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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "swarp" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install swarp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Learn how to uninstall swarp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: swarp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.41.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 486
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libcfitsio9 (>= 3.480~)
Filename: pool/universe/s/swarp/swarp_2.41.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 157596
MD5sum: 415ba1d4e277502cf78b551c2d764d01
SHA1: 1b6b0612cede6081c935ee50de43cc3e9fa635ae
SHA256: 969c6b68661b90176bf57e32efa574efbe5fb2c232584f099783652efa860e25
SHA512: ec1ab5a1ceeffd924c8c6e6bcc83936ecdf59295d0708e3eaa66476443ca8db8fd7ef32fb96c592954435ed6e1f36a5ad796b1f4b46d7f80f92a72d51e01875b
Homepage: https://www.astromatic.net/software/swarp
Description-en: Resample and co-add together FITS images
Resample and co-add together FITS images using any arbitrary astrometric
projection defined in the WCS standard. The main features of SWarp
are:
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* FITS format (including multi-extensions) in input and output,
* Full handling of weight-maps in input and output,
* Ability to work with very large images (up to 500 Mpixels on
32-bit machines and 10^6 Tpixels with 64-bits), thanks to customized
virtual-memory-mapping and buffering,
* Works with arrays in up to 9 dimensions (including or not two spherical
coordinates),
* Selectable high-order interpolation method (up to 8-tap filters) in any
dimension,
* Compatible with WCS and TNX (IRAF) astrometric descriptions,
* Support for equatorial, galactic and equatorial coordinate systems,
* Astrometric and photometric parameters are read from FITS headers or
external ASCIIfiles,
* Built-in background subtraction,
* Built-in noise-level measurement for automatic weighting,
* Automatic centering and sizing functions of the output field,
* Multi-threaded code with load-balancing to take advantageof multiple
processors.
* XML VOTable-compliant output of meta-data.
Description-md5: 131adc05cd3745d738a183ebc92e1137