CARTA

PPA description

Modular packages for the CARTA image viewer, dependencies, and other related software.

CARTA homepage:
https://cartavis.org/

Packages for desktop users
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To install the backend and frontend components of the stable release of the CARTA viewer for use on the desktop, install the `carta` metapackage. This package receives only stable release updates.

To track both stable *and* beta releases, use the `carta-beta` metapackage instead. Only one of these sets of packages can be installed at one time.

DEPRECATION WARNING
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In future, the `carta-beta` packages are likely to be discontinued, and replaced by a separate repository which provides both stable and beta updates of the main `carta` package. When this happens, the migration process for users will be explained here and in the release announcement.

Packages for controller users
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To install the backend component for use with the CARTA controller, please use the `carta-backend` package (for the release version) or the `carta-backend-beta` package (for the beta version), and install the corresponding version of the controller from `npm`. The appropriate frontend component will be installed from `npm` as a dependency of the controller.

Full CARTA controller deployment instructions:
https://carta-controller.readthedocs.io/en/latest/step_by_step.html

Packages for developers
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To install the ZFP and CASA dependencies for building the backend component from source, you should only need to install `libzfp-dev` and `carta-casacore-dev`.

ZFP is available from the main Ubuntu repositories for Noble and newer releases. A backport for Jammy is provided in this PPA.

CARTA backend source:
https://github.com/CARTAvis/carta-backend/

CARTA frontend source:
https://github.com/CARTAvis/carta-frontend/

Utilities
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`fits2idia` converts files from FITS to the IDIA HDF5 schema.

Notes
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We aim to support the last two LTS versions in each release of CARTA. CARTA 5.x packages are available for Jammy and Noble. We only build for the amd64 and arm64 architectures. Old packages for unsupported releases will be removed from this repository.

`casacore-data` is recommended by the backend packages, but installing it is optional. The packages in this PPA should be compatible both with the `casacore-data` package in the core Ubuntu repositories and with the package provided by the Kern PPA. You may also wish to manage the required data files without using a package. To avoid installing the `casacore-data` package, use the `--no-install-recommends` flag when installing the backend or the metapackage.

Adding this PPA to your system

You can update your system with unsupported packages from this untrusted PPA by adding ppa:cartavis-team/carta to your system's Software Sources. (Read about installing)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cartavis-team/carta
sudo apt update
        
Technical details about this PPA

This PPA can be added to your system manually by copying the lines below and adding them to your system's software sources.

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deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/cartavis-team/carta/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main 
deb-src https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/cartavis-team/carta/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION_HERE main 
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Fingerprint:
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For questions and bugs with software in this PPA please contact CARTAvis.

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carta 5.0.3-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta 5.0.3-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-backend 5.0.3-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-backend 5.0.3-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-backend-beta 5.0+2025.7.31-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-backend-beta 5.0+2025.7.31-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-beta 5.0+2025.7.31~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-beta 5.0+2025.7.31~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-casacore 3.5.0+6.6.0+2024.1.18-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-casacore 3.5.0+6.6.0+2024.1.18-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-frontend 5.0.3-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-frontend 5.0.3-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-frontend-beta 5.0+2025.7.31-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
carta-frontend-beta 5.0+2025.7.31-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
fits2idia 0.1.15-1~noble1 Adrianna Pińska ()
fits2idia 0.1.15-1~jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
zfp 1.0.1-3.1jammy1 Adrianna Pińska ()
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