How To Install predict on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install predict on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is predict
predict is:
This is a satellite tracking program. It is probably mostly of interest to users of amateur satellites, but includes support for optionally announcing azimuth and elevation to help in manual antenna pointing, or optical observation of satellites.
The upstream predict sources include a front-end called ‘map’, which is called predict-map in the Debian package.
The ’ntp’ package is suggested because accurate satellite tracking depends on precise knowledge of ground station time and location.
There are three methods to install predict on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install predict Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install predict using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install predict
Install predict Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install predict using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install predict
Install predict 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 predict using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install predict
How To Uninstall predict on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the predict package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove predict
Uninstall predict And Its Dependencies
To uninstall predict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove predict
Remove predict Configurations and Data
To remove predict configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge predict
Remove predict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove predict configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge predict
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install predict package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
