How to Install ftools-fv in Ubuntu 18.04



Install ftools-fv by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ftools-fv

Description:

Tool for viewing and editing FITS format files

Fv provides a graphical user interface to data stored in FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files. Local files can be created, viewed and edited, files on the internet can be opened read-only through the http and ftp protocols. Through the POWplot program, FITS data can be visualized in a large variety of styles. An interface to the SkyView online database allows for searching, downloading, and plotting of images and object lists for a region of the sky.

Homepage: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/ftools/fv/

Version: 5.4+dfsg-4

Section: universe/science