How To Install astro-all on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-all on Debian 9. astro-all is Default selection of tasks for Debian Astro

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-all on Debian 9.

What is astro-all

astro-all is:

This package is part of the Debian Astro Pure Blend and installs all tasks for a default installation of this blend.

There are three methods to install astro-all on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install astro-all Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-all

Install astro-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install astro-all

Install astro-all 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-all

How To Uninstall astro-all on Debian 9

To uninstall only the astro-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-all

Uninstall astro-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-all

Remove astro-all Configurations and Data

To remove astro-all configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-all

Remove astro-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove astro-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-all

Dependencies

astro-all have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-all package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.