How To Install iraf-noao-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

Introduction

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

What is iraf-noao-dev

iraf-noao-dev 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 package contains additional libraries and headers used for
compiling packages that extend the functionality of the iraf-noao
package.

There are three methods to install iraf-noao-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iraf-noao-dev

Install iraf-noao-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iraf-noao-dev

Install iraf-noao-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iraf-noao-dev

How To Uninstall iraf-noao-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove iraf-noao-dev

Uninstall iraf-noao-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iraf-noao-dev 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-dev

Remove iraf-noao-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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

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