How To Install libastro1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 on Debian 9.
What is libastro1
libastro1 is:
Marble is a generic geographical map widget and framework for KDE applications. The Marble widget shows the earth as a sphere but does not require hardware acceleration. A minimal set of geographical data is included, so it can be used without an internet connection.
This package contains shared libraries for astronomy support in marble.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install libastro1 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 libastro1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libastro1
Install libastro1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libastro1
Install libastro1 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 libastro1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libastro1
How To Uninstall libastro1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libastro1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libastro1
Uninstall libastro1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libastro1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastro1
Remove libastro1 Configurations and Data
To remove libastro1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libastro1
Remove libastro1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libastro1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastro1
Dependencies
libastro1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
