How To Install fitspng on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install fitspng on Ubuntu 22.04. fitspng is FITS to PNG converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fitspng on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fitspng

fitspng is:

Fitspng is an utility intended to convert of the natural high
dynamic range of FITS images, directly representing measured data,
to the limited numerical range of PNG format widely used
in computer graphics. Fitspng implements a global tone mapping
technique by a set of tone functions using parameters provided
by user or by machine estimate on base of a robust count statistics.
Moreover, the conversion keeps an important FITS meta-information
as a text part of PNG header.

There are three methods to install fitspng 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 fitspng Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fitspng

Install fitspng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fitspng using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fitspng

Install fitspng 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 fitspng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fitspng

How To Uninstall fitspng on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fitspng package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fitspng

Uninstall fitspng And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fitspng

Remove fitspng Configurations and Data

To remove fitspng configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fitspng

Remove fitspng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fitspng

References

Summary

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

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