How To Install ccdciel on Fedora 34

ccdciel is CCD capture software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccdciel on Fedora 34.

What is ccdciel

CCDciel is a free CCD capture software intended for the amateur astronomer. It include all the features required to perform digital imaging CCD observation of celestial objects. Using the standard drivers protocol INDI and ASCOM it can connect and control the CCD camera, the focuser, the filter wheel and the telescope mount. It tightly integrates with Skychart to provide telescope control while Indistarter can be used to control INDI server drivers

We can use yum or dnf to install ccdciel on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ccdciel.

Install ccdciel on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ccdciel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ccdciel

Install ccdciel on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install ccdciel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ccdciel

How To Uninstall ccdciel on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the ccdciel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ccdciel

ccdciel Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/ccdciel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/070f3df7395c1284fba6f46bd2e46852df270f
/usr/share/applications/ccdciel.desktop
/usr/share/ccdciel
/usr/share/ccdciel/data
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/dso
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/dso/deep_sky.csv
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.cs.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.de.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.en.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.en_GB.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.es.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.fr.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.it.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.ru.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.cs.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.de.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.en.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.en_GB.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.es.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.fr.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.it.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.ru.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/resources
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/resources/smallcross.cur
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_4
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_5
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_6
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_7
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_8
/usr/share/ccdciel/doc
/usr/share/ccdciel/doc/doc_ccdciel_en.pdf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_eqmod_alignment.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_scope_alignment.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry-macos.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry-online.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/ccdciel.py
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/example
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/example/shutdown.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/example/startup.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/indi
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/indi/build_indi.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/scope_park.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/scope_position.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/scope_unpark.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_bias.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_dark.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_flat.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_light.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_bias.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_dark.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_flat.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_light.script
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/ccdciel.png
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel/gpl-3.0.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/ccdciel.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/ccdciel.png
/usr/bin/ccdciel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/e8990b62220904b745f8eb6e479fe402206cc1
/usr/share/applications/ccdciel.desktop
/usr/share/ccdciel
/usr/share/ccdciel/data
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/dso
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/dso/deep_sky.csv
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.cs.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.de.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.en.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.en_GB.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.es.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.fr.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.it.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel.ru.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.cs.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.de.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.en.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.en_GB.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.es.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.fr.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.it.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/language/ccdciel_hints.ru.po
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/resources
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/resources/smallcross.cur
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_4
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_5
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_6
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_7
/usr/share/ccdciel/data/stars/focus_star_8
/usr/share/ccdciel/doc
/usr/share/ccdciel/doc/doc_ccdciel_en.pdf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_ccd_temp_down.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_ccd_temp_up.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_eqmod_alignment.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/T_scope_alignment.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry-macos.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry-online.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/astrometry.sh
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/scope_park.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/scope_unpark.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_bias.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_dark.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_flat.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril/template_light.ssf
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_bias.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_dark.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_flat.script
/usr/share/ccdciel/scripts/siril_light.script
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/ccdciel.png
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/ccdciel/gpl-3.0.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/ccdciel.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/ccdciel.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ccdciel on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.