How To Install astro-simulation on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-simulation on Ubuntu 22.04. astro-simulation is Simulation packages for astronomy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-simulation on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is astro-simulation

astro-simulation is:

This metapackage will install packages for celestial, astronomical and cosmological simulations.

There are three methods to install astro-simulation on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install astro-simulation Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install astro-simulation

Install astro-simulation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install astro-simulation

Install astro-simulation 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 astro-simulation using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-simulation

How To Uninstall astro-simulation on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the astro-simulation package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-simulation

Uninstall astro-simulation And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-simulation and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-simulation

Remove astro-simulation Configurations and Data

To remove astro-simulation configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-simulation

Remove astro-simulation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-simulation

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-simulation package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.