How to Install libcfitsio-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install libcfitsio-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

libcfitsio-dev software package provides library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files), you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libcfitsio-dev 

libcfitsio-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libcfitsio-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libcfitsio-dev *

You will get with libcfitsio-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libcfitsio-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Library development
Package libcfitsio-dev
Version 3.380-2
Description library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libcfitsio-dev software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?