How To Install Sextractor On Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

How To Install Sextractor On Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

sextractor

Source extractor for astronomical images

Maintainer: Debian Astronomy Maintainers



Section: science

Install sextractor

  • Debian apt-get install sextractor Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install sextractor Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install sextractor Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install sextractor Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install sextractor Click to copy

sextractor

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.

To install the latest version of sextractor in your favorite operating system just copy the sextractor installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of sextractor 2026 package in your OS.