How To Install libswe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libswe-dev
libswe-dev is:
Contains static library, headers, example code and development manpages for libswe0. The Swiss Ephemeris offers these advantages: The Swiss Ephemeris is based upon the latest planetary and lunar ephemeris, DE405/406, developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
There are three methods to install libswe-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 libswe-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 libswe-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswe-dev
Install libswe-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswe-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswe-dev
Install libswe-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 libswe-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswe-dev
How To Uninstall libswe-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libswe-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswe-dev
Uninstall libswe-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswe-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswe-dev
Remove libswe-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libswe-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswe-dev
Remove libswe-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswe-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswe-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswe-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
