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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "wcstools" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall wcstools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: wcstools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.9.6-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astro Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1435
Depends: libwcstools1 (= 3.9.6-1), libc6 (>= 2.29)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wcstools/wcstools_3.9.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 288160
MD5sum: f44894f7c602fc3a4897343b01b2dbc8
SHA1: a54202a9bd99a527c814bf733793a55c88f96e12
SHA256: d02c58ddf04642fa1af47448e963f8501606799a4a70d626f7e8d89b5aac2d9b
SHA512: b4a6c6b446ccb531459cff7deb18fe50dbb9789c65729cf144d32945b920c10907586b8f52fb13c4031bcc3e21b41b4586a94ea39664bcbbac5687b33444a4be
Homepage: http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools/
Description-en: Handle the WCS of a FITS image
WCSTools is a set of software utilities, written in C, which create,
display and manipulate the world coordinate system of a FITS or IRAF
image, using specific keywords in the image header which relate pixel
position within the image to position on the sky. Auxiliary programs
search star catalogs and manipulate images.
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This package contains the binary tools.
Description-md5: 397c0d50d35b328f9d1349538875a220