How To Install linguider on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linguider on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is linguider
linguider is:
Lin-guider is an astronomical autoguiding program for Linux. It supports Philips, Logitech, uvc webcams, QHY5, QHY6, DSI2PRO, QHY5L-II-M, QHY5L-II-C, QHY5-II, ATIK, Starlight Xpress, ZWO ASI astrocams for video and FTDI chip-based, parallel port-based (LPT), GPIO-based, GPUSB devices, Nexstar-protocol based and QHY5, QHY6, QHY5L-II-M, QHY5L-II-C, QHY5-II, ATIK, Starlight Xpress, ZWO ASI astrocams for pulse guiding.
There are three methods to install linguider 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 linguider Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linguider using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linguider
Install linguider Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linguider using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linguider
Install linguider 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 linguider using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linguider
How To Uninstall linguider on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the linguider package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linguider
Uninstall linguider And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linguider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linguider
Remove linguider Configurations and Data
To remove linguider configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linguider
Remove linguider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linguider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linguider
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linguider package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.