How To Install astro-tasks on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tasks on Kali Linux.

What is astro-tasks

astro-tasks is:

Debian Astro is a “Debian Pure Blend” with the aim to develop a Debian based operating system that fits the requirements of both professional and hobby astronomers. It integrates a large number of software packages covering telescope control, data reduction, presentation and other fields.

If this package will be installed all tasks which are provided by Debian Astro will be added to the tasksel menu.

There are three methods to install astro-tasks on Kali Linux. 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-tasks 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-tasks using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-tasks

Install astro-tasks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install astro-tasks

Install astro-tasks Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install astro-tasks

How To Uninstall astro-tasks on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove astro-tasks

Uninstall astro-tasks And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-tasks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-tasks

Remove astro-tasks Configurations and Data

To remove astro-tasks configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-tasks

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

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

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

Dependencies

astro-tasks have the following dependencies:

• tasksel

References

• astro-tasks website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tasks package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.