How To Install libswe-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install libswe-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libswe-doc is Swiss Ephemeris C library (documentation).

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswe-doc on Debian 12.

What is libswe-doc

libswe-doc is:

The Swiss Ephemeris is the de-facto standard library for astrological calculations. It is a high-precision ephemeris, based upon the DE431 ephemerides from NASA’s JPL, and covering the time range 13201 BC to AD

The Swiss Ephemeris documentation comes in two parts, a general manual, and a programmer’s manual.

There are three methods to install libswe-doc on Debian 12. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswe-doc

Install libswe-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libswe-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libswe-doc

Install libswe-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libswe-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libswe-doc

How To Uninstall libswe-doc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libswe-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libswe-doc

Uninstall libswe-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswe-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswe-doc

Remove libswe-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libswe-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswe-doc

Remove libswe-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libswe-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswe-doc

Dependencies

libswe-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswe-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.