How to Install and Uninstall libqfits0 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libqfits0" package

This tutorial shows how to install libqfits0 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libqfits0
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libqfits0" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libqfits0 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libqfits0
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libqfits0 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libqfits0
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2.0-8ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: qfits
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 97
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/q/qfits/libqfits0_6.2.0-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 37660
MD5sum: a4ce9404043278919ff79d45f717e2ac
SHA1: ff037da905a7f64bf06ebd8cbbafffbbc90637ed
SHA256: c7ee1e8cf9a9e62f5e572a9d3e431cf830d9456d2fc078de98281196b448dc35
SHA512: 92ae4eea799020e22409f14f9601d8453f0de49a986b0de974184b4fe0f9513c515d44527545aafce28a5d925431e8050dd1c8651cef160d21b10ceedb1af610
Homepage: http://www.eso.org/sci/software/eclipse/qfits/
Description-en: Library offering easy access to FITS files
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) is a data format most used in
astronomy.
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qfits is a stand-alone library written in C to interact with files
complying with the FITS format. It is fast and portable over any
kind of POSIX-compliant platform. Functionalities offered by this
library are:
* Header queries (get keywords, values).
* Header manipulation (load/modify/save).
* Header/data offset queries.
* Pixel loading/saving to memory.
* Support for files of any dimension (NAXIS).
* Support for FITS extensions, including ASCII and binary tables.
Description-md5: 81394c6498c0efa014a479b6a3c61c84