How To Install calceph on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install calceph on CentOS 7. calceph is Astronomical library to access planetary ephemeris files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calceph on CentOS 7.

What is calceph

This library is designed to access the binary planetary ephemeris files, such INPOPxx, JPL DExxx and SPICE ephemeris files.

We can use yum or dnf to install calceph on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install calceph.

Install calceph on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install calceph

Install calceph on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install calceph

How To Uninstall calceph on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove calceph

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install calceph on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.