Debian Astro Project
Summary
The Debian Astro Pure Blend contains 300 packages which are grouped by metapackages. Each metapackage will cause the installation of packages for a specific topic. The following table lists the metapackages of Debian Astro

Tasks page

This is a list of the Tasks Debian Astro is made of:

Table of contents

Ascl - Packages in the Astrophysics Source Code Library

Here we list all Debian packages that are mentioned in the Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL).

The Astrophysics Source Code Library is a free online registry for source codes of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists and lists codes that have been used in research that has appeared in, or been submitted to, peer-reviewed publications. The ASCL is indexed by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and is citable by using the unique ascl ID assigned to each code.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aladin
Interactive sky atlas for astronomical images and datasets
Alfa
Automated Line Fitting Algorithm
Aoflagger
Find RFI in radio astronomical observations
Astrometry.net
Astrometry plate solver
Cpl-plugin-muse
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-muse :-(
Cpl-plugin-sinfo
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-sinfo :-(
Dpuser
Interactive language for handling numbers, strings, and matrices
Eso-midas
European Southern Observatory Munich Image Data Analysis System
Esorex
Execution Tool for European Southern Observatory pipelines
Fitsh
Software package for astronomical image processing
Freeture
Free software to capTure meteors
Ftools-fv
Tool for viewing and editing FITS format files
Funtools
Minimal buy-in FITS utility package
Gdl-mpfit
Robust non-linear least squares curve fitting for GDL
Geant321
[Physics] Particle detector description and simulation tool
Ggobi
Data visualization system for high-dimensional data
Ginga
Astronomical image viewer
Glueviz
Linked data visualization
Gnuastro
GNU Astronomy Utilities programs
Gyoto
General relativistic geodesic integration and ray-tracing
Ifrit
powerful tool for visualizing 3-dimensional data sets
Imagej
Image processing program with a focus on microscopy images
Iraf
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
Iraf-rvsao
IRAF package to obtain radial velocities from spectra
Jags
Just Another Gibbs Sampler for Bayesian MCMC - binary
Libcfitsio-bin
??? missing short description for package libcfitsio-bin :-(
Libcfitsio-dev
library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)
Libchealpix-dev
HEALPix representation of spherical data - C development library
Libcpl-dev
ESO library for automated astronomical data-reduction
Libfftw3-dev
Library for computing Fast Fourier Transforms - development
Liblapack-dev
Library of linear algebra routines 3 - static version
Libnova-dev
development files for libnova astronomical library
Libplplot-dev
Scientific plotting library (development files)
Libsopt-dev
Development package for Sparse OPTimisation library
Libstarlink-ast-dev
Handle World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy (development package)
Libstarlink-pal-dev
Positional Astronomy Library (development files)
Lorene
framework for numerical relativity
Mayavi2
scientific visualization package for 2-D and 3-D data
Missfits
Basic maintenance and packaging tasks on FITS files
Mocassin
MOnte CArlo SimulationS of Ionised Nebulae
Montage
Toolkit for assembling FITS images into mosaics
Mpgrafic
MPI version of N-body initial conditions grafic package
Munipack
Astronomical photometry software package
Neat
Nebular Empirical Analysis Tool
Paraview
Parallel Visualization Application
Predict
??? missing short description for package predict :-(
Psfex
Point Spread Function model extractor
Purify
Collection of routines for radio interferometric imaging
Python3-aplpy
Astronomical Plotting Library in Python
Python3-astlib
General Python3 tools for astronomy
Python3-astroalign
Astrometric registration of images when no WCS info is available
Python3-astrodendro
Astronomical Dendrograms in Python 3
Python3-astroml
Python 3 Machine Learning library for astronomy
Python3-astroplan
Observation planning package for astronomers (Python 3)
Python3-astropy
Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python
Python3-astroquery
Python online astronomical database querying (Python 3)
Python3-astroscrappy
Optimized Cosmic Ray Annihilation in Python
Python3-bdsf
Python Blob Detection and Source Finder
Python3-ccdproc
Basic data reductions of astronomy CCD images
Python3-cpl
Control pipeline recipes from the ESO (Python3)
Python3-cvxopt
Python3 package for convex optimization
Python3-einsteinpy
General Relativity in Python
Python3-emcee
Affine-invariant ensemble MCMC sampling for Python 3
Python3-ephem
Compute positions of the planets and stars with Python
Python3-galpy
Python 3 package for Galactic Dynamics
Python3-gammapy
Python package for gamma-ray astronomy
Python3-healpy
HEALPix representation of spherical data - Python3 interface
Python3-keras
deep learning framework running on Theano or TensorFlow
Python3-lmfit
Least-Squares Minimization with Constraints (Python 3)
Python3-photutils
Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)
Python3-pyfftw
Pythonic wrapper around FFTW - Python 3
Python3-pymoc
Python Multi-Order Coverage maps for Virtual Observatory
Python3-pyraf
Python interface for IRAF
Python3-pysynphot
Python Synthetic Photometry Utilities
Python3-pyvo
Python 3 library for data services of the Virtual observatory (VO)
Python3-reproject
Reproject astronomical images with Python 3
Python3-sep
Python library for source extraction and photometry
Python3-sncosmo
Python library for high-level supervova cosmology analysis
Python3-spectral-cube
Manipulate astronomical data cubes with Python
Python3-sunpy
Software library for solar physics based on Python
Python3-synphot
Simulate photometric data and spectra in astronomy
Python3-yt
Framework for analyzing and visualizing simulation data (Python 3)
Qfitsview
FITS file viewer based on DPUSER
Saods9
Image display tool for astronomy
Scamp
Compute astrometric and photometric solutions
Skycat
Image visualization and access to catalogs and data for astronomy
Skyview
Image generation from a range of remote databases
Source-extractor
Source extractor for astronomical images
Splash
Visualisation tool for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation
Stiff
convert scientific FITS images to the TIFF format
Stilts
Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library Tool Set
Swarp
Resample and co-add together FITS images
Theli
Astronomical image data reduction pipeline
Topcat
Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
Wcslib-dev
Header files and static library for wcslib and pgsbox
Wcstools
Handle the WCS of a FITS image
Weightwatcher
Combine maps and polygon data for astronomical image processing
Wsclean
Fast generic widefield interferometric imager

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Python3-pyfits
??? missing short description for package python3-pyfits :-(

Debian packages in contrib or non-free

Pgplot5
large subroutine library for plotting scientific data

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Cassis
Virtual Observatory aware spectrum analysis tool
Cloudy
Photoionization simulations for the discriminating astrophysicist since 1978
Python3-pyspeckit
Python toolkit for fitting and manipulating spectroscopic data (Python 3)

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Disperse
Automatic feature identification in 2D and 3D
Python3-gatspy
General tools for Astronomical Time Series in Python
Python3-sherpa
Modeling and fitting in Python 3
Splat-vo
Spectral Analysis Tool (SPLAT) for Virtual Observatory

Astroconda - AstroConda packages

Here we list the status of the packages that belong to the AstroConda distribution. AstroConda is a free software repository maintained by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. AstroConda provides tools and utilities commonly used by the astronomical community.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Ginga
Astronomical image viewer
Iraf
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
Libcfitsio-dev
library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)
Libfftw3-dev
Library for computing Fast Fourier Transforms - development
Libxpa-dev
Seamless communication between Unix programs (development files)
Python3-appdirs
determining appropriate platform-specific directories (Python 3)
Python3-asdf
Python 3 library for the Advanced Scientific Data Format
Python3-astropy
Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python
Python3-d2to1
??? missing short description for package python3-d2to1 :-(
Python3-gwcs
Tools for managing the WCS of astronomical data (Python 3)
Python3-imexam
Simple interactive astronomical image examination and plotting
Python3-numpy
Fast array facility to the Python language (Python 3)
Python3-photutils
Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)
Python3-pyds9
Communication with the ds9 image display program from Python
Python3-pyfftw
Pythonic wrapper around FFTW - Python 3
Python3-pyraf
Python interface for IRAF
Python3-pyregion
Python module to parse ds9 region files (Python 3)
Python3-pysynphot
Python Synthetic Photometry Utilities
Python3-pytools
big bag of things supplementing Python 3 standard library
Python3-scipy
scientific tools for Python 3
Saods9
Image display tool for astronomy
Shunit2
unit test framework for Bourne based shell scripts
Wcstools
Handle the WCS of a FITS image

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Python3-stsci.distutils
Python3 packaging utilities for STScI's packages
Python3-stsci.tools
Miscellaneous Python tools from STScI

No known packages available

Acstools
Python Tools for ACS (Advanced Camera for Surveys) Data
Asdf-standard
Advanced Scientific Data Format documentation
Astroimtools
Astronomical Image Convenience Tools
Astrolib.coords
Astronomical coordinates & angular separations
Asv
Simple Python benchmarking tool with web-based reporting
Calcos
Calibration for HST/COS
Costools
Tools for working with COS data
Crds
Calibration Reference Data System
Cube-tools
Data analysis package for cubes
Drizzlepac
Align and combine HST images
Fitsblender
FITS header merging from multiple images.
Hstcal
Calibration for HST/WFC3, HST/ACS, and HST/STIS
Htc-utils
Homebrew set of HTCondor wrappers
Jwst-lib
James Webb Space Telescope library
Jwst-pipeline
James Webb Space Telescope pipeline
Jwst-tools
James Webb Space Telescope tools
Nictools
Tools for HST/NICMOS
Poppy
Physical Optics Propagation in Python
Purge-path
Small PATH manipulator
Recon
Release control for git
Reftools
Tools for HST reference files
Specview
Java spectrum visualization, manipulation, and fitting
Stginga
Ginga products specific to STScI data analysis
Stistools
Tools for working with STIS data
Stsci.convolve
Subset of SciPy functionality for convolving
Stsci.image
Image array manipulation functions
Stsci.imagemanip
STScI general image manipulation tools
Stsci.imagestats
Compute various useful statistical values for array objects
Stsci.ndimage
Fork of scipy.ndimage
Stsci.numdisplay
Visualize numpy array objects
Stsci.skypac
Sky matching for image mosaic
Stsci.sphere
STScI's spherical geometry astropy package
Stsci.stimage
Various functions for performing processing of images
Stwcs
WCS based distortion models and coordinate transformation
Webbpsf
WebbPSF: Simulated PSF for the James Webb Space Telescope
Wfc3tools
Tools for the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3
Wfpc2tools
Tools for use with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2

Catalogs - Astronomy catalogs

This metapackage will install a selection astronomical catalogs. Please note that due to their size, most catalogs are not included in Debian. Check the CDS web service for additional catalogs if needed.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Astrometry-data-tycho2
Astrometry.net Tycho-2 index files
Stardata-common
Common framework to manage astronomy packages

Debian packages in contrib or non-free

Astrometry-data-2mass
Astrometry.net 2MASS index files downloader
Gliese
stellar data set from the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars
Yale
stellar data set from the Yale Bright Star Catalog

Data reduction - Data reduction pipelines for astronomy

The term data reduction in astronomy means the data processing from the raw exposures up to scientific usable data. This includes the basic CCD processing, the astrometric and photometric calibrations, the reprocessing, error estimation and other steps.

This metapackage will install astronomy data reduction pipelines that can be used universally, but also those for specific telescopes.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Astap
astrometric (plate) solver, stacking of images, photometry and FITS viewer
Astap-cli
astrometric (plate) solver, command line version
Astromatic
Astronomical pipeline software collection
Astrometry.net
Astrometry plate solver
Eso-pipelines
??? missing short description for package eso-pipelines :-(
Esorex
Execution Tool for European Southern Observatory pipelines
Fitsh
Software package for astronomical image processing
Gnuastro
GNU Astronomy Utilities programs
Missfits
Basic maintenance and packaging tasks on FITS files
Montage
Toolkit for assembling FITS images into mosaics
Munipack
Astronomical photometry software package
Planetary-system-stacker
create a sharp image of a planetary system object (moon, sun, planets)
Psfex
Point Spread Function model extractor
Python3-astroscrappy
Optimized Cosmic Ray Annihilation in Python
Python3-ccdproc
Basic data reductions of astronomy CCD images
Python3-cpl
Control pipeline recipes from the ESO (Python3)
Python3-montage-wrapper
Python-3 wrapper for the Montage mosaicking toolkit
Python3-photutils
Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)
Scamp
Compute astrometric and photometric solutions
Source-extractor
Source extractor for astronomical images
Stiff
convert scientific FITS images to the TIFF format
Swarp
Resample and co-add together FITS images
Theli
Astronomical image data reduction pipeline
Weightwatcher
Combine maps and polygon data for astronomical image processing
Yorick-mira
optical interferometry image reconstruction within Yorick

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Cpl-plugin-amber
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-amber :-(
Cpl-plugin-fors
ESO data reduction pipeline for the FORS1/2 instruments
Cpl-plugin-giraf
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-giraf :-(
Cpl-plugin-hawki
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-hawki :-(
Cpl-plugin-kmos
ESO data reduction pipeline for the KMOS instrument
Cpl-plugin-muse
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-muse :-(
Cpl-plugin-naco
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-naco :-(
Cpl-plugin-sinfo
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-sinfo :-(
Cpl-plugin-uves
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-uves :-(
Cpl-plugin-vimos
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-vimos :-(
Cpl-plugin-visir
??? missing short description for package cpl-plugin-visir :-(
Cpl-plugin-xshoo
ESO data reduction pipeline for the XSHOOTER instrument

Development - C/C++ development packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install Debian Astro packages which might be helpful for the development of (mainly C/C++) astronomical applications. Note that Java, Python and Tcl/Tk packages are not included here; they can be installed by selecting the according tasks.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aoflagger-dev
Find RFI in radio astronomical observations (development files)
Casacore-dev
CASA core library development files
Giza-dev
Lightweight scientific plotting library (development files)
Libastro-fits-cfitsio-perl
Perl extension for using the cfitsio library
Libastrometry-dev
Astrometry plate solver (development files)
Libatlas-dev
??? missing short description for package libatlas-dev :-(
Libccfits-dev
static library for I/O with FITS format data files
Libcfitsio-dev
library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)
Libchealpix-dev
HEALPix representation of spherical data - C development library
Libcpl-dev
ESO library for automated astronomical data-reduction
Liberfa-dev
Essential Routines for Fundamental Astronomy (development files)
Libfftw3-dev
Library for computing Fast Fourier Transforms - development
Libgnuastro-dev
GNU Astronomy Utilities development files
Libgsl-dev
GNU Scientific Library (GSL) -- development package
Libgyoto6-dev
??? missing short description for package libgyoto6-dev :-(
Libhdf5-dev
HDF5 - development files - serial version
Libhealpix-cxx-dev
representation of spherical data - C++ development library
Libhealpix-dev
HEALPix representation of spherical data - Fortran development library
Liblapack-dev
Library of linear algebra routines 3 - static version
Liblorene-dev
development files for the LORENE framework for numerical relativity
Libnexstar-dev
Celestron/SkyWatcher telescope control library development files
Libnova-dev
development files for libnova astronomical library
Libplplot-dev
Scientific plotting library (development files)
Libpluto-jpl-eph-dev
development files to interact with JPL ephemeres data
Libpluto-lunar-dev
development files for astronomical Lunar library
Libpurify-dev
Routines for radio interferometric imaging (development files)
Libqfits-dev
Development files for libqfits
Libsopt-dev
Development package for Sparse OPTimisation library
Libstarlink-ast-dev
Handle World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy (development package)
Libstarlink-pal-dev
Positional Astronomy Library (development files)
Libwcstools-dev
Handle the WCS of a FITS image (development files)
Postgresql-pgsphere
Spherical data types for PostgreSQL
Postgresql-q3c
PostgreSQL extension used for indexing the sky
Voro++-dev
library for the computation of the Voronoi diagram (dev files)
Wcslib-dev
Header files and static library for wcslib and pgsbox
Wsclean-dev
Fast generic widefield interferometric imager (development files)

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Slang-cfitsio
read and write FITS files from S-Lang

Debian packages in contrib or non-free

Libpgsbox-dev
??? missing short description for package libpgsbox-dev :-(
Pgplot5
large subroutine library for plotting scientific data

Education - Educational astronomy applications

This metapackage depends on various applications that can be used to teach astronomy.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Celestia
??? missing short description for package celestia :-(
Celestia-glut
??? missing short description for package celestia-glut :-(
Celestia-gnome
??? missing short description for package celestia-gnome :-(
Gpredict
Satellite tracking program
Gravit
visually stunning gravity simulator
Kstars
desktop planetarium, observation planning and telescope control
Lightspeed
Shows how objects moving at relativistic speeds look like
Openuniverse
3D Universe Simulator
Starplot
??? missing short description for package starplot :-(
Stellarium
real-time photo-realistic sky generator
Xplanet
planetary body renderer
Xplanet-images
imagery for xplanet

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Sunclock
fancy clock showing time and geographical data
Xtide
provides tide and current predictions
Xtide-data
??? missing short description for package xtide-data :-(

Fedora - Fedora Astronomy Spin

Here we list the packages that belong to the Fedora Astronomy Spin. The goal is to create a Live media Fedora spin containing a set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists. This includes observatory control as well as scientific data analysis and astrophotography.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Astropy-utils
Command line tools from astropy
Celestia
??? missing short description for package celestia :-(
Dia
Diagram editor
Gcx
??? missing short description for package gcx :-(
Gimp
GNU Image Manipulation Program
Git
fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git-gui
fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (GUI)
Icedtea-plugin
??? missing short description for package icedtea-plugin :-(
Idle
IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
Idle3
??? missing short description for package idle3 :-(
Imagemagick
??? missing short description for package imagemagick :-(
Indi-bin
INDI server, drivers and tools
Inkscape
vector-based drawing program
Ipython3
Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell
Ipython3-notebook
??? missing short description for package ipython3-notebook :-(
Ipython3-qtconsole
transitional dummy package for python3-qtconsole
Kate
powerful text editor
Kst
scientific data plotting tool
Kst-doc
set of tutorials for kst
Kstars
desktop planetarium, observation planning and telescope control
Labplot
interactive graphing and analysis of scientific data
Libcfitsio-bin
??? missing short description for package libcfitsio-bin :-(
Mercurial
easy-to-use, scalable distributed version control system
Psfex
Point Spread Function model extractor
Python
interactive high-level object-oriented language (Python2 version)
Python3
interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Python3-aplpy
Astronomical Plotting Library in Python
Python3-astroml
Python 3 Machine Learning library for astronomy
Python3-astroml-addons
Python 3 Machine Learning library for astronomy (performance addons)
Python3-astropy
Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python
Python3-astroquery
Python online astronomical database querying (Python 3)
Python3-ccdproc
Basic data reductions of astronomy CCD images
Python3-matplotlib
Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab
Python3-networkx
tool to create, manipulate and study complex networks (Python3)
Python3-numpy
Fast array facility to the Python language (Python 3)
Python3-pandas
data structures for "relational" or "labeled" data
Python3-photutils
Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)
Python3-scipy
scientific tools for Python 3
Python3-sep
Python library for source extraction and photometry
Python3-sympy
Computer Algebra System (CAS) in Python (Python 3)
Rapidsvn
GUI client for Subversion
Rlwrap
readline feature command line wrapper
Saods9
Image display tool for astronomy
Scamp
Compute astrometric and photometric solutions
Screen
terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Siril
astronomical image processing tool
Source-extractor
Source extractor for astronomical images
Spyder3
Python IDE for scientists
Stellarium
real-time photo-realistic sky generator
Subversion
Advanced version control system
Swarp
Resample and co-add together FITS images
Veusz
2D and 3D scientific plotting application with graphical interface

No known packages available

Cdsclient
Tools to query databases at CDS
Python3-atpy
Astronomical Tables in Python
Python3-gatspy
General tools for Astronomical Time Series in Python
Skychart
Planetarium software for the advanced amateur astronomer
Skyviewer
Program to display HEALPix-based skymaps in FITS files

Frameworks - Astronomical data analysis frameworks

This metapackage will install large astronomical data analysis frameworks, which usually provide their own script language. Please notice that the Gnu Data Language has its own metapackage astro-gdl, IRAF is in astro-iraf, and the Astropy framework is in the astro-python3 metapackage.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Dpuser
Interactive language for handling numbers, strings, and matrices
Eso-midas
European Southern Observatory Munich Image Data Analysis System
Pdl
perl data language: Perl extensions for numerics
Scilab
Scientific software package for numerical computations
Yorick-full
full installation of the Yorick interpreter and add-ons

Gdl - IDL/GDL packages for astronomy

GDL (GNU Data Language) is a free replacement for the commercial software IDL (Interactive Data Language). It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1 and is usable for astronomical data analysis. This metapackage will install astronomy related packages usable with GDL; especially the IDL Astronomy Users Library.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Gdl-astrolib
Low-level astronomy software for GDL
Gdl-coyote
GDL library from D. Fannings IDL courses
Gdl-mpfit
Robust non-linear least squares curve fitting for GDL
Gnudatalanguage
Free IDL compatible incremental compiler
Python3-gdl
Python interface for the GNU Data Language

Iraf - IRAF packages

IRAF (Image Reduction an Analysis Facility) is a general purpose software system for the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. This metapackage will install IRAF and its associated packages.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Iraf
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
Iraf-dev
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (development files)
Iraf-fitsutil
FITS utilities for IRAF
Iraf-mscred
CCD mosaic reduction package for IRAF
Iraf-noao
IRAF NOAO data reduction package
Iraf-noao-dev
IRAF NOAO data reduction package (development files)
Iraf-rvsao
IRAF package to obtain radial velocities from spectra
Iraf-sptable
IRAF package for Tabular Spectra
Iraf-wcstools
Handle the WCS of a FITS image (IRAF package)
Python3-pyraf
Python interface for IRAF
Xgterm
Terminal emulator to work with IRAF
Ximtool
Interactive image display program for the X Window System

Java - Java packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install packages that are useful to develop Java applications for astronomy. Apart from FITS file handling, this is mainly used for VO applications.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Adql-java
Parse, manipulate and translate ADQL queries with Java
Eag-healpix-java
Handling of HEALPix sky pixellization
Jel-java
Library for evaluating algebraic expressions in Java
Libcds-healpix-java
CDS HEALPix library in Java
Libcds-moc-java
Multi-Order Coverage maps Virtual Observatory library
Libcds-savot-java
Simple Access to VOTable (SAVOT) library for Virtual Observatory
Libfits-java
Java library for the I/O handling of FITS files
Libhealpix-java
HEALPix representation of spherical data - Java library
Libjcdf-java
Java library to read files in the NASA Common Data Format
Libjsamp-java
Java Simple Application Messaging Protocol library
Libjsofa-java
Pure Java translation of the IAU's C SOFA software library
Skyview-java
Image generation from a range of remote databases (Java package)
Starlink-array-java
N-dimensional array manipulation and I/O in Java
Starlink-cdf-java
CDF table support for Starjava
Starlink-connect-java
Abstract classes for persistent connections to remote services
Starlink-datanode-java
Classes for hierarchical browsing of data structures
Starlink-fits-java
Classes for general FITS handling
Starlink-pal-java
Starlink Positional Astronomy Library (Java version)
Starlink-registry-java
Starlink IVOA registry access
Starlink-table-java
Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library
Starlink-task-java
Java framework for invoking user-level tasks
Starlink-tjoin-java
Join subclasses for Starjava table class
Starlink-util-java
Miscellaneous utilities for the Starjava classes
Starlink-vo-java
Virtual Observatory access classes
Starlink-votable-java
Classes for VOTable input and output

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Libcassis-java
Virtual Observatory aware spectrum analysis tool library
Libivoafits-java
Java helper library for viewing FITS images

Publication - Packages for the publication and presentation of astronomical data

This metapackage will install software for the preparation of astronomical data to publish them in journals or on the web.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Debian-astro-logo
Debian Astronomy Pure Blends Logo
Gdl-coyote
GDL library from D. Fannings IDL courses
Gnuplot
Command-line driven interactive plotting program.
Graphviz
rich set of graph drawing tools
Montage
Toolkit for assembling FITS images into mosaics
Python3-aplpy
Astronomical Plotting Library in Python
Python3-matplotlib
Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab
Python3-montage-wrapper
Python-3 wrapper for the Montage mosaicking toolkit
Python3-montagepy
Python toolkit for assembling FITS images into mosaics
Stiff
convert scientific FITS images to the TIFF format
Texlive
TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Live packages
Texlive-bibtex-extra
??? missing short description for package texlive-bibtex-extra :-(
Texlive-latex-extra
??? missing short description for package texlive-latex-extra :-(
Texlive-publishers
??? missing short description for package texlive-publishers :-(
Texlive-science
??? missing short description for package texlive-science :-(
Xul-ext-zotero
??? missing short description for package xul-ext-zotero :-(
Zotero-standalone
??? missing short description for package zotero-standalone :-(

Pulsar analysis - Pulsar analysis packages

These are taken from the "kernsuite" repository.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Presto
toolkit for processing B and T cell sequences

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Dspsr
Library for digital signal processing of pulsar astronomical timeseries
Multinest
Bayesian inference tool
Psrcat
The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue
Psrchive
C++ development library for the analysis of pulsar astronomical data
Sigproc
Pulsar search and analysis software
Tempo
Pulsar timing data analysis package
Tempo2
Pulsar timing package

Python - Python 2 packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install Python 2 packages for astronomy. The packages can be used for interactive analysis, or to create specific programs.

Note that Python 2 is legacy only, Python 3 is the present and future of the language. The support for Python 2 will end in 2020. Please use Python 2 only if you don't have a choice.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Ipython
??? missing short description for package ipython :-(
Python
interactive high-level object-oriented language (Python2 version)
Python-aplpy
??? missing short description for package python-aplpy :-(
Python-asdf
??? missing short description for package python-asdf :-(
Python-astlib
??? missing short description for package python-astlib :-(
Python-astrometry
??? missing short description for package python-astrometry :-(
Python-astroml
??? missing short description for package python-astroml :-(
Python-astroplan
??? missing short description for package python-astroplan :-(
Python-astropy
??? missing short description for package python-astropy :-(
Python-astropy-affiliated
??? missing short description for package python-astropy-affiliated :-(
Python-astroquery
??? missing short description for package python-astroquery :-(
Python-astroscrappy
??? missing short description for package python-astroscrappy :-(
Python-casacore
??? missing short description for package python-casacore :-(
Python-ccdproc
??? missing short description for package python-ccdproc :-(
Python-cpl
??? missing short description for package python-cpl :-(
Python-drizzle
??? missing short description for package python-drizzle :-(
Python-emcee
Affine-invariant ensemble MCMC sampling for Python
Python-ephem
Compute positions of the planets and stars with Python 2
Python-fitsio
Python 2 library to read from and write to FITS files
Python-galpy
??? missing short description for package python-galpy :-(
Python-gdl
??? missing short description for package python-gdl :-(
Python-ginga
??? missing short description for package python-ginga :-(
Python-glue
??? missing short description for package python-glue :-(
Python-gyoto
General relativistic geodesic integration for the Python 2 language
Python-healpy
??? missing short description for package python-healpy :-(
Python-lmfit
Least-Squares Minimization with Constraints (Python 2)
Python-matplotlib
Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab
Python-montage-wrapper
??? missing short description for package python-montage-wrapper :-(
Python-mvpa2
??? missing short description for package python-mvpa2 :-(
Python-numpy
Numerical Python adds a fast array facility to the Python language
Python-pandas
data structures for "relational" or "labeled" data
Python-photutils
??? missing short description for package python-photutils :-(
Python-pyavm
??? missing short description for package python-pyavm :-(
Python-pydl
??? missing short description for package python-pydl :-(
Python-pyds9
??? missing short description for package python-pyds9 :-(
Python-pyfftw
Pythonic wrapper around FFTW - Python 2
Python-pymc
??? missing short description for package python-pymc :-(
Python-pymoc
??? missing short description for package python-pymoc :-(
Python-pyregion
??? missing short description for package python-pyregion :-(
Python-pysynphot
??? missing short description for package python-pysynphot :-(
Python-pyvo
??? missing short description for package python-pyvo :-(
Python-reproject
??? missing short description for package python-reproject :-(
Python-scipy
scientific tools for Python
Python-skimage
Python modules for image processing
Python-sklearn
Python modules for machine learning and data mining - Python 2
Python-spectral-cube
??? missing short description for package python-spectral-cube :-(
Python-specutils
??? missing short description for package python-specutils :-(
Python-sunpy
??? missing short description for package python-sunpy :-(
Python-vispy
interactive visualization in Python 2
Python-yt
Framework for analyzing and visualizing simulation data (Python 2)

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Python-extinction
Fast interstellar dust extinction laws
Python-gavovotable
A library to process VOTables using python
Python-pyspeckit
Toolkit for fitting and manipulating spectroscopic data
Python-sherpa
Modeling and fitting in Python
Python-sncosmo
Python library for high-level supervova cosmology analysis

Python3 - Python 3 packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install Python 3 packages for astronomy. The packages can be used for interactive analysis, or to create specific programs.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Ipython3
Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell
Python3
interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Python3-aplpy
Astronomical Plotting Library in Python
Python3-asdf
Python 3 library for the Advanced Scientific Data Format
Python3-astlib
General Python3 tools for astronomy
Python3-astroalign
Astrometric registration of images when no WCS info is available
Python3-astrodendro
Astronomical Dendrograms in Python 3
Python3-astroml
Python 3 Machine Learning library for astronomy
Python3-astroplan
Observation planning package for astronomers (Python 3)
Python3-astropy
Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python
Python3-astropy-affiliated
Collection of all astropy affiliated packages
Python3-astropy-coordinated
Collection of all astropy coordinated packages
Python3-astropy-healpix
HEALPix representation of spherical data - Python 3
Python3-astroquery
Python online astronomical database querying (Python 3)
Python3-astroscrappy
Optimized Cosmic Ray Annihilation in Python
Python3-bdsf
Python Blob Detection and Source Finder
Python3-casacore
Python bindings to the casacore library
Python3-ccdproc
Basic data reductions of astronomy CCD images
Python3-cpl
Control pipeline recipes from the ESO (Python3)
Python3-cvxopt
Python3 package for convex optimization
Python3-dask
Minimal task scheduling abstraction for Python 3
Python3-drizzle
Dithered image combination for Python
Python3-drms
Access HMI, AIA and MDI data with Python
Python3-einsteinpy
General Relativity in Python
Python3-emcee
Affine-invariant ensemble MCMC sampling for Python 3
Python3-ephem
Compute positions of the planets and stars with Python
Python3-extinction
Fast interstellar dust extinction laws (Python 3)
Python3-fast-histogram
Fast 1D and 2D histogram functions in Python
Python3-fitsio
Python 3 library to read from and write to FITS files
Python3-galpy
Python 3 package for Galactic Dynamics
Python3-gammapy
Python package for gamma-ray astronomy
Python3-gdl
Python interface for the GNU Data Language
Python3-ginga
Astronomical image toolkit for Python
Python3-glue
Python 3 library for data interaction
Python3-gwcs
Tools for managing the WCS of astronomical data (Python 3)
Python3-gyoto
General relativistic geodesic integration for the Python 3 language
Python3-healpy
HEALPix representation of spherical data - Python3 interface
Python3-hips
Python package for Hierarchical Progressive Surveys
Python3-imexam
Simple interactive astronomical image examination and plotting
Python3-keras
deep learning framework running on Theano or TensorFlow
Python3-lmfit
Least-Squares Minimization with Constraints (Python 3)
Python3-matplotlib
Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab
Python3-montage-wrapper
Python-3 wrapper for the Montage mosaicking toolkit
Python3-montagepy
Python toolkit for assembling FITS images into mosaics
Python3-mpl-scatter-density
Fast scatter density plots for Matplotlib
Python3-ndcube
Package for multi-dimensional coordinate-aware arrays (Python 3)
Python3-numpy
Fast array facility to the Python language (Python 3)
Python3-orbit-predictor
Python library to propagate satellite orbits
Python3-pandas
data structures for "relational" or "labeled" data
Python3-photutils
Astropy affiliated package for image photometry (Python 3)
Python3-poliastro
??? missing short description for package python3-poliastro :-(
Python3-pyavm
Python3 module to handle Astronomy Visualization Metadata Standard
Python3-pydl
Library of IDL astronomy routines converted to Python 3
Python3-pyds9
Communication with the ds9 image display program from Python
Python3-pyfftw
Pythonic wrapper around FFTW - Python 3
Python3-pygnuplot
Simple Python wrapper for Gnuplot
Python3-pymoc
Python Multi-Order Coverage maps for Virtual Observatory
Python3-pynpoint
Pipeline for processing and analysis of high-contrast imaging data
Python3-pyraf
Python interface for IRAF
Python3-pyregion
Python module to parse ds9 region files (Python 3)
Python3-pysynphot
Python Synthetic Photometry Utilities
Python3-pyvo
Python 3 library for data services of the Virtual observatory (VO)
Python3-radio-beam
Python Tools for Radio Beam IO and Manipulation
Python3-regions
Python astronomy package for region handling
Python3-reproject
Reproject astronomical images with Python 3
Python3-scipy
scientific tools for Python 3
Python3-sep
Python library for source extraction and photometry
Python3-skimage
Python 3 modules for image processing
Python3-sklearn
Python modules for machine learning and data mining - Python 3
Python3-skyfield
Elegant astronomy for Python
Python3-sncosmo
Python library for high-level supervova cosmology analysis
Python3-spectral-cube
Manipulate astronomical data cubes with Python
Python3-specutils
Base classes and utilities for astronomical spectra in Python
Python3-sunpy
Software library for solar physics based on Python
Python3-theano
CPU/GPU math expression compiler for Python 3
Python3-vispy
interactive visualization in Python 3
Python3-yt
Framework for analyzing and visualizing simulation data (Python 3)

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Python3-bokeh
interactive visualization library for modern web browsers
Python3-heliopy
Python for heliospheric and planetary physics
Python3-pyspeckit
Python toolkit for fitting and manipulating spectroscopic data (Python 3)
Python3-supersmoother
Python implementation of Friedman's Supersmoother (Python 3)

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Python3-gatspy
General tools for Astronomical Time Series in Python
Python3-pytorch
Tensors and Dynamic neural networks with GPU acceleration
Python3-sherpa
Modeling and fitting in Python 3

Radio astronomy - Radio Astronomy Software

This metapackage will install Debian Astro packages for radio astronomy. It should contain most of the required tools that a radio astronomer require for setting up a data reduction pipeline.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aoflagger
Find RFI in radio astronomical observations
Aoflagger-dev
Find RFI in radio astronomical observations (development files)
Casacore-data
Data for Common Astronomy Software Applications core library
Casacore-dev
CASA core library development files
Cassbeam
Cassegrain antenna modelling
Libpurify-dev
Routines for radio interferometric imaging (development files)
Openvlbi
correlator for OpenVLBI
Purify
Collection of routines for radio interferometric imaging
Python3-bdsf
Python Blob Detection and Source Finder
Python3-casacore
Python bindings to the casacore library
Python3-radio-beam
Python Tools for Radio Beam IO and Manipulation
Python3-spectral-cube
Manipulate astronomical data cubes with Python
Wsclean
Fast generic widefield interferometric imager
Wsclean-dev
Fast generic widefield interferometric imager (development files)

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Casarest
Old AIPS++ code not included in casacore
Casasynthesis-dev
CASA modules needed for processing synthesis data (development files)
Meqtrees-timba
Implementing and solving arbitrary Measurement Equations
Oskar
Simulator for the Open Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope
Python-meqtrees-cattery
MeqTrees-based frameworks for simulation and calibration of radio interferometers
Sagecal
GPU/MIC accelerated radio interferometric calibration program

Scisoft - Scisoft packages

Here we list the status of the packages that belong to the SciSoft distribution. Scisoft is a project within ESO to provide a collection of astronomical software utilities in a uniform way at all ESO sites and to make them available to the outside world. The package list was retrieved in April, 2018.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aladin
Interactive sky atlas for astronomical images and datasets
Eso-midas
European Southern Observatory Munich Image Data Analysis System
Fitscut
Extract cutouts from FITS image format files
Fitsverify
??? missing short description for package fitsverify :-(
Ftools-fv
Tool for viewing and editing FITS format files
Funtools
Minimal buy-in FITS utility package
Ggobi
Data visualization system for high-dimensional data
Grace
XY graphing and plotting tool
Graphviz
rich set of graph drawing tools
Ipython3
Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell
Iraf
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
Iraf-fitsutil
FITS utilities for IRAF
Iraf-mscred
CCD mosaic reduction package for IRAF
Iraf-rvsao
IRAF package to obtain radial velocities from spectra
Iraf-xdimsum
Deep Infrared Mosaicing Software
Libatlas-dev
??? missing short description for package libatlas-dev :-(
Libccfits-dev
static library for I/O with FITS format data files
Libcfitsio-bin
??? missing short description for package libcfitsio-bin :-(
Libcfitsio-dev
library for I/O with FITS format data files (development files)
Libgsl-dev
GNU Scientific Library (GSL) -- development package
Liblapack-dev
Library of linear algebra routines 3 - static version
Libplplot-dev
Scientific plotting library (development files)
Libtk-img-dev
Extended image format support for Tcl/Tk (development files)
Libwcstools-dev
Handle the WCS of a FITS image (development files)
Plotutils
GNU plotutils command line tools based on libplot
Python-pmw
Pmw -- Python MegaWidgets
Python-wxgtk3.0
Python interface to the wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit
Python3-astropy
Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python
Python3-drizzle
Dithered image combination for Python
Python3-gnuplot
Python interface to the gnuplot plotting program
Python3-matplotlib
Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab
Python3-numpy
Fast array facility to the Python language (Python 3)
Python3-pil
Python Imaging Library (Python3)
Python3-pyds9
Communication with the ds9 image display program from Python
Python3-pyraf
Python interface for IRAF
Python3-pysynphot
Python Synthetic Photometry Utilities
Python3-scipy
scientific tools for Python 3
Python3-tk
??? missing short description for package python3-tk :-(
Qfitsview
FITS file viewer based on DPUSER
Saods9
Image display tool for astronomy
Scamp
Compute astrometric and photometric solutions
Skycat
Image visualization and access to catalogs and data for astronomy
Stilts
Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library Tool Set
Theli
Astronomical image data reduction pipeline
Topcat
Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
Wcstools
Handle the WCS of a FITS image
Xgterm
Terminal emulator to work with IRAF
Ximtool
Interactive image display program for the X Window System

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

Python-pybiggles
Scientific plotting package for Python

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Cloudy
Photoionization simulations for the discriminating astrophysicist since 1978
Iraf-ctio
CTIO tools
Miriad
Calibration, mapping, deconvolution and image analysis of interferometric data
Xephem
Interactive astronomical ephemeris for X

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Splat-vo
Spectral Analysis Tool

No known packages available

Cdsclient
Tools to query databases at CDS
Eso-eclipse
C Library for an Image Processing Software Environment
Hyperz
Photometric Redshift Code
Iraf-color
Utilities for creating colour images
Iraf-guiapps
Graphical applications for IRAF
Iraf-mxtools
Utilities from NOAO including QDPHOT
Iraf-stecf
Utilities from ST-ECF
Iraf-tables
HST data analysis and tables systems
Karma
Toolkit for IPC, authentication, graphics display etc.
Plastic
PLatform for AStronomical Tool InterConnection
Pymidas
Python interface for ESO-MIDAS
Python-asciidata
Python module to handle ASCII tables
Python-multidrizzle
Automatic image combination drizzling software
Python-numeric
Python module for high-performance, numeric computing
Python-pydrizzle
Drizzling software
Specview
1-D spectral visualization and analysis of astronomical spectrograms
Starlink-gaia
Graphical Astronomy and Image Analysis Tool
Tiny-tim
HST point-spread function simulation software
Virgo
Visual Browser for the ESO Science Archive Facility
Voplot
VOTable plotting tool
Vospec
tool for handling Virtual Observatory compliant Spectra

Simulation - Simulation packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install packages for celestial, astronomical and cosmological simulations.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Geant321
[Physics] Particle detector description and simulation tool
Gyoto
General relativistic geodesic integration and ray-tracing
Inhomog
kinematical backreaction and average scale factor evolution
Lorene
framework for numerical relativity
Mocassin
MOnte CArlo SimulationS of Ionised Nebulae
Mpgrafic
MPI version of N-body initial conditions grafic package
Python3-einsteinpy
General Relativity in Python
Python3-yt
Framework for analyzing and visualizing simulation data (Python 3)
Splash
Visualisation tool for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation
Yorick-yao
Yorick-based adaptive optics system simulator

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Cloudy
Photoionization simulations for the discriminating astrophysicist since 1978
Visit
interactive parallel visualization and graphical analysis tool

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Disperse
Automatic feature identification in 2D and 3D

Spaceship navigation - Spacecraft mission analysis, design and simulation

This metapackage will install packages for simulation, design, and tracking of satellites and other spacecraft.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Gpredict
Satellite tracking program
Scilab-celestlab
??? missing short description for package scilab-celestlab :-(

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Cspice
Observation geometry system for planetary science missions

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Gmat
Spacecraft mission analysis, desing and simulation

Tcl/tk - Tcl/Tk packages for astronomy

This metapackage will install packages that are useful to develop Tcl/Tk applications for astronomy.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Blt-dev
graphics extension library for Tcl/Tk - development files
Ftools-pow
Curve plotting and image display interface tool
Skycat
Image visualization and access to catalogs and data for astronomy
Tcl-fitstcl
Tcl interface to FITS files
Tcl-funtools
Minimal buy-in FITS library (Tcl interface)
Tcl-xpa
Seamless communication between Unix programs (Tcl interface)
Tcl8.6
Tcl (the Tool Command Language) v8.6 - shell
Tk8.6
Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11 v8.6 - windowing shell
Tkblt-dev
Graphics extension library for Tcl/Tk (development files)
Tksao
Tk widgets for astronomical imaging and data visualization

Telescope control - Telescope control and data processing

This metapackage will install Debian Astro packages to control (mainly amateur) telescopes and do their data reduction.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aravis-tools
Aravis based tools for GenICam cameras
Freeture
Free software to capTure meteors
Gcx
??? missing short description for package gcx :-(
Indi-bin
INDI server, drivers and tools
Indi-webcam
INDI Driver for web cameras
Kstars
desktop planetarium, observation planning and telescope control
Linguider
Astronomical autoguiding program for Linux
Lynkeos.app
GNUstep app for processing planetary astronomical images
Wxastrocapture
Windows linuX Astronomy Capture

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Audela
Free and open source astronomy software
Rts2
Open source observatory manager

Tools - Astronomy tools and utilities

This metapackage will install small tools provided by Debian Astronomy packages. These tools handle smaller tasks, mainly dealing with FITS files.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Alfa
Automated Line Fitting Algorithm
Asdftool
Command line tool to manipulate ASDF scientific data files
Astronomical-almanac
astronomical almanac - calculate planet and star positions
Astropy-utils
Command line tools from astropy
Boinc-app-seti
SETI@home application for the BOINC client
Casacore-tools
Tools built with CASA
Fitscut
Extract cutouts from FITS image format files
Fitspng
FITS to PNG converter
Fitsverify
??? missing short description for package fitsverify :-(
Funtools
Minimal buy-in FITS utility package
Libcfitsio-bin
??? missing short description for package libcfitsio-bin :-(
Neat
Nebular Empirical Analysis Tool
Qfits-tools
FITS manipulation tools
Rawtran
RAW photo to FITS converter
Siril
astronomical image processing tool
Voro++
library for the computation of the Voronoi diagram
Wcslib-tools
Command line tools utilizing wcslib
Wcstools
Handle the WCS of a FITS image
Xpa-tools
Tools for seamless communication between Unix programs

Debian packages in experimental

Pluto-find-orb
orbit assessment from asteroid images

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Tablator
Universal table translator for astronomy

Viewers - Interactive astronomical data viewers

This metapackage will install software for the interactive visual inspection of astronomical data. Note that Python packages can be used for interactive inspection as well within the ipython environment.

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Aladin
Interactive sky atlas for astronomical images and datasets
Ftools-fv
Tool for viewing and editing FITS format files
Ginga
Astronomical image viewer
Glueviz
Linked data visualization
Ifrit
powerful tool for visualizing 3-dimensional data sets
Imagej
Image processing program with a focus on microscopy images
Mayavi2
scientific visualization package for 2-D and 3-D data
Paraview
Parallel Visualization Application
Qfitsview
FITS file viewer based on DPUSER
Saods9
Image display tool for astronomy
Ser-player
Video player and processing utility for SER files
Skycat
Image visualization and access to catalogs and data for astronomy
Topcat
Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
Veusz
2D and 3D scientific plotting application with graphical interface
Yorick-cubeview
3D FITS data viewer specialized in spectro-imaging
Yorick-spydr
FITS image display and simple analysis

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Specviz
Interactive astronomical 1D spectra analysis tool

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Cubeviz
Visualization & Analysis Tool for IFU Data Cubes
Glue-vispy-viewers
Experimental Glue VisPy plugin

Virtual observatory - Tools and viewers for the Virtual Observatory

This metapackage will install commonly used interfaces for interacting with datasets and archive data within the online distributed Virtual Observatory.

The Virtual Observatory allows astronomers to interrogate multiple data centers in a seamless and transparent way, provides new powerful analysis and visualization tools within that system, and gives data centers a standard framework for publishing and delivering services using their data. This is made possible by standardization of data and metadata, by standardization of data exchange methods, and by the use of a registry, which lists available services and what can be done with them.

When running, many of these tools can communicate with each other using the Simple Application Messaging Protocol (SAMP)

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Adql-java
Parse, manipulate and translate ADQL queries with Java
Aladin
Interactive sky atlas for astronomical images and datasets
Gavodachs2-server
server package of the Virtual Observatory data center suite
Jsamp
Java Simple Application Messaging Protocol tool for VO
Jython-stilts
Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library Tool Set (Jython package)
Libcds-moc-java
Multi-Order Coverage maps Virtual Observatory library
Libcds-savot-java
Simple Access to VOTable (SAVOT) library for Virtual Observatory
Libjsamp-java
Java Simple Application Messaging Protocol library
Pymoctool
Python Multi-Order Coverage maps tool for Virtual Observatory
Python3-gavo
Virtual Observatory data center publishing suite
Python3-gavo-stc
IVOA Space-Time-Coordinate (STC) library
Python3-gavo-votable
library for the reading and writing of VOTables
Python3-pymoc
Python Multi-Order Coverage maps for Virtual Observatory
Python3-pyvo
Python 3 library for data services of the Virtual observatory (VO)
Skyview
Image generation from a range of remote databases
Stilts
Starlink Tables Infrastructure Library Tool Set
Topcat
Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Cassis
Virtual Observatory aware spectrum analysis tool

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Splat-vo
Spectral Analysis Tool (SPLAT) for Virtual Observatory
Tapsh
Table Access Protocol (TAP) Shell for Virtual Observatory