How To Install libnexstar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 libnexstar-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 libnexstar-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnexstar-dev
Install libnexstar-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnexstar-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnexstar-dev
Install libnexstar-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 libnexstar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnexstar-dev
How To Uninstall libnexstar-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnexstar-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnexstar-dev
Uninstall libnexstar-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnexstar-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnexstar-dev
Remove libnexstar-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnexstar-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnexstar-dev
Remove 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-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexstar-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
