How To Install libastro1 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 on Kali Linux.
What is libastro1
libastro1 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 shared libraries for astronomy support in marble.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install libastro1 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 libastro1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libastro1Install libastro1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libastro1Install libastro1 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libastro1How To Uninstall libastro1 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libastro1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libastro1Uninstall libastro1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libastro1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastro1Remove libastro1 Configurations and Data
To remove libastro1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libastro1Remove libastro1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libastro1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastro1Dependencies
libastro1 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
