How To Install libstellarsolver-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstellarsolver-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libstellarsolver-dev
libstellarsolver-dev is:
An Astrometric Plate Solver, built on Astrometry.net and SEP (sextractor).
This package contains the Stellar Solver development files.
There are three methods to install libstellarsolver-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libstellarsolver-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libstellarsolver-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstellarsolver-dev
Install libstellarsolver-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstellarsolver-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstellarsolver-dev
Install libstellarsolver-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libstellarsolver-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstellarsolver-dev
How To Uninstall libstellarsolver-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libstellarsolver-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstellarsolver-dev
Uninstall libstellarsolver-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstellarsolver-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstellarsolver-dev
Remove libstellarsolver-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libstellarsolver-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstellarsolver-dev
Remove libstellarsolver-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstellarsolver-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstellarsolver-dev
Dependencies
libstellarsolver-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstellarsolver-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.