How To Install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kstars-data-extra-tycho2
kstars-data-extra-tycho2 is:
This package contains the data of the Tycho-2 star catalog for KStars, the desktop planetarium for KDE. It allows users to share a single centralized installation of the data instead of each needing to download their own personal copy of the whole catalog. It can also configure KStars to disable these user downloads.
There are three methods to install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kstars-data-extra-tycho2
Install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kstars-data-extra-tycho2
Install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 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 kstars-data-extra-tycho2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kstars-data-extra-tycho2
How To Uninstall kstars-data-extra-tycho2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kstars-data-extra-tycho2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kstars-data-extra-tycho2
Uninstall kstars-data-extra-tycho2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kstars-data-extra-tycho2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kstars-data-extra-tycho2
Remove kstars-data-extra-tycho2 Configurations and Data
To remove kstars-data-extra-tycho2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kstars-data-extra-tycho2
Remove kstars-data-extra-tycho2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kstars-data-extra-tycho2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kstars-data-extra-tycho2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kstars-data-extra-tycho2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
