How to Install sextractor in Ubuntu 18.04



Install sextractor by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install sextractor

Description:

Source extractor for astronomical images

Find sources, such as stars and galaxies, in astronomical images. The input data files are in FITS file format, and are analyzed to compute the locations of sources, with the ability to distinguish between galaxies and stars using a neural-network technique.

Homepage: http://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor

Version: 2.19.5+dfsg-5

Section: universe/science