How To Install libnexstar-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnexstar-dev
libnexstar-dev is:
This library implements the serial commands supported by the Celestron NexStar hand control (HC) and SkyWatcher/Orion SynScan HC. This applies to the Celestron: NexStar GPS, NexStar GPS-SA, NexStar iSeries, NexStar SE Series, NexStar GT, CPC, SLT, Advanced-VX, Advanced-GT, CGE, CGEM etc. SkyWatcher: EQ5, HEQ5, EQ6 (Pro), AZ-EQ5 GT, AZ-EQ6 GT, EQ8 etc. and the corresponding Orion mounts. This package contains the development files of the library
There are three methods to install libnexstar-dev 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 libnexstar-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnexstar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnexstar-devInstall libnexstar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnexstar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnexstar-devInstall libnexstar-dev 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 libnexstar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnexstar-devHow To Uninstall libnexstar-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnexstar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnexstar-devUninstall libnexstar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnexstar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnexstar-devRemove libnexstar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnexstar-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnexstar-devRemove libnexstar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnexstar-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnexstar-devDependencies
libnexstar-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
