How to Install and Uninstall missfits Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "missfits" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install missfits on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall missfits on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                missfits
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the missfits package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: missfits
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 300
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/m/missfits/missfits_2.8.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 96772
MD5sum: 3a09c17e53016c5f028ed269839942b3
SHA1: 51484111abf28465c37b427a2ca38b813ce8f240
SHA256: 1bf469e8deb39d2cf03d0db93dbd3485a0183401318a462e97d5a0fc5cdefdfa
Description-en: Basic maintenance and packaging tasks on FITS files
MissFITS is a program that performs basic maintenance and packaging tasks on
FITS files using an optimised FITS library. MissFITS can:
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* add/edit/remove FITS header keywords
* split/join Multi-Extension-FITS (MEF) files
* unpile/pile FITS data-cubes
* create/check/update FITS checksums, using R. Seaman’s protocol.
Description-md5: f44371b1b93e61eb1232539e251d562d
Homepage: http://www.astromatic.net/software/missfits
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu