How To Install libastro-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libastro-dev
libastro-dev is:
Marble is a generic geographical map widget and framework for KDE applications. The Marble widget shows the earth as a sphere but does not require hardware acceleration. A minimal set of geographical data is included, so it can be used without an internet connection.
This package contains development files for building software that uses the Marble astronomy library
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install libastro-dev 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 libastro-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libastro-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libastro-dev
Install libastro-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libastro-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libastro-dev
Install libastro-dev 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 libastro-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libastro-dev
How To Uninstall libastro-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libastro-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libastro-dev
Uninstall libastro-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libastro-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastro-dev
Remove libastro-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libastro-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libastro-dev
Remove libastro-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libastro-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastro-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
