How To Install astro-tasks on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tasks on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 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-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 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-tasks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install astro-tasks
How To Uninstall astro-tasks on Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-tasks package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
