How to Install and Uninstall python-astrometry Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "python-astrometry" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python-astrometry on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-astrometry" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python-astrometry on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-astrometry
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 2089
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: astrometry.net
Version: 0.67+dfsg-1
Depends: file, python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python-astropy, python-numpy (>= 1:1.10.0~b1), python-numpy-abi9, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libastrometry0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libnetpbm10, libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4)
Filename: pool/universe/a/astrometry.net/python-astrometry_0.67+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 372918
MD5sum: 5efcbf73d72e5ac6e65216294e8548c1
SHA1: eab03dccc6b82069decf4cc65def49e3e21524e1
SHA256: 7fed03584d7cddd57f5ca518966bb7cab1b9dd9511402383e79cd265c68279cc
Description-en: Astrometry plate solver (Python package)
The astrometry engine will take any image and return the astrometry
world coordinate system (WCS), a standards-based description of the
transformation between image coordinates and sky coordinates.
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This package contains the Python Package.
Description-md5: 17cf233c1fb49e79f9a00e2b5738ddfc
Homepage: http://www.astrometry.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome