How To Install openuniverse-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openuniverse-common on Debian 9. openuniverse-common is 3D Universe Simulator data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openuniverse-common on Debian 9.

What is openuniverse-common

openuniverse-common is:

OpenUniverse (OU for short) is a fun, fast and free OpenGL space simulator. It currently focuses on the Solar System and lets you visit all of its planets, most major moons and a vast collection of smaller bodies in colorful, glorious and realtime 3D.

This package contains all the data that the program needs to run (textures, star data catalogues, 3D models, fonts) or enhances it (manuals) under /usr/share/openuniverse.

There are three methods to install openuniverse-common 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 openuniverse-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openuniverse-common

Install openuniverse-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openuniverse-common

Install openuniverse-common 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 openuniverse-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openuniverse-common

How To Uninstall openuniverse-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the openuniverse-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openuniverse-common

Uninstall openuniverse-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openuniverse-common

Remove openuniverse-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openuniverse-common

Remove openuniverse-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openuniverse-common

Dependencies

openuniverse-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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