IRAF & PyRAF sandboxed installation - Debian based systems (2021)

Installation of IRAF & PyRAF software using the sandboxed (self-contained) method of a conda virtual environment.

-- steps followed in the video --

-- Miniconda installation --

~ grab Miniconda3 installer: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
~ install Miniconda3: 
    $ bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

-- IRAF prerequisites --

$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libz1:i386 libncurses5:i386 libbz2-1.0:i386 libuuid1:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxmu6:i386

-- IRAF & PyRAF installation --

~ add Astroconda channel:
    $ conda config --add channels http://ssb.stsci.edu/astroconda
~ create an environment (iraf27) and install iraf, pyraf packages:
    $ conda create -n iraf27 python=2.7 iraf-all pyraf-all
~ activate environment iraf27 and setup iraf:
    $ source activate iraf27
    $ mkdir iraf
    $ cd iraf
    $ mkiraf
    ~ choose terminal type: xgterm
 ~ start iraf:
    $ cl
 ~ start pyraf:
  $ pyraf

Note: this guide was based on https://astroconda.readthedocs.io/en/latest/