How to Install and Uninstall iraf-wcstools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "iraf-wcstools" package

This tutorial shows how to install iraf-wcstools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "iraf-wcstools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall iraf-wcstools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iraf-wcstools package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: iraf-wcstools
Architecture: all
Version: 3.9.6-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Source: wcstools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astro Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 130
Depends: iraf, wcstools
Enhances: iraf
Filename: pool/universe/w/wcstools/iraf-wcstools_3.9.6-1_all.deb
Size: 16388
MD5sum: 470af97588c70cf08c48d77f695df6d1
SHA1: 6601e227d7f5242e46cddd1facfef42ddb1340b1
SHA256: 9a5bde7d44b33f2fcf9687b5811f977546dd9cd453b6aea007174b9786439869
SHA512: ba9b01422da250d40eb0d8dfcc779e8592f5465baea2bd61e7c59097092ec93abbd2a92265d84f42c87701ed2b48ec174fc9ab3335640e1c7d2ef35d4e418af3
Homepage: http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools/
Description-en: Handle the WCS of a FITS image (IRAF package)
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 IRAF package.
Description-md5: 6d5bb4243b5b0406f411dc9a588db001