How To Install iraf-noao on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-noao on Ubuntu 22.04. iraf-noao is IRAF NOAO data reduction package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-noao on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is iraf-noao

iraf-noao is:

IRAF is the “Image Reduction and Analysis Facility”. The main
IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for
general image processing and graphics, plus a large number of
programs for the reduction and analysis of optical and IR
astronomy data.

This file contains the NOAO packages for the reduction and analysis
of Optical Astronomy data.

There are three methods to install iraf-noao on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install iraf-noao Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iraf-noao using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iraf-noao

Install iraf-noao Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install iraf-noao using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install iraf-noao

Install iraf-noao Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install iraf-noao using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iraf-noao

How To Uninstall iraf-noao on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the iraf-noao package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iraf-noao

Uninstall iraf-noao And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iraf-noao and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iraf-noao

Remove iraf-noao Configurations and Data

To remove iraf-noao configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iraf-noao

Remove iraf-noao configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove iraf-noao configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iraf-noao

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iraf-noao package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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