How To Install libnexstar-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnexstar-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnexstar-dev is Celestron/SkyWatcher telescope control library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev on Debian 10.

What is libnexstar-dev

libnexstar-dev is:

This library implements the serial commands supported by the Celestron NexStar hand control (HC) and SkyWatcher/Orion SynScan HC. This applies to the Celestron: NexStar GPS, NexStar GPS-SA, NexStar iSeries, NexStar SE Series, NexStar GT, CPC, SLT, Advanced-VX, Advanced-GT, CGE, CGEM etc. SkyWatcher: EQ5, HEQ5, EQ6 (Pro), AZ-EQ5 GT, AZ-EQ6 GT, EQ8 etc. and the corresponding Orion mounts. This package contains the development files of the library

There are three methods to install libnexstar-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnexstar-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 libnexstar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnexstar-dev

Install libnexstar-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnexstar-dev

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnexstar-dev

How To Uninstall libnexstar-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnexstar-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnexstar-dev

Uninstall libnexstar-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnexstar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnexstar-dev

Remove libnexstar-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnexstar-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnexstar-dev

Remove libnexstar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnexstar-dev

Dependencies

libnexstar-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.