How to Install and Uninstall wcstools Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the wcstools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "wcstools" package

This is a short guide on how to install wcstools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall wcstools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wcstools package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Handle the WCS of a FITS image
Description-md5: 397c0d50d35b328f9d1349538875a220