How To Install phd2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install phd2 on CentOS 7. phd2 is Telescope guiding software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install phd2 on CentOS 7.

What is phd2

PHD2 is telescope guiding software that simplifies the process of tracking a guide star, letting you concentrate on other aspects of deep-sky imaging or spectroscopy.

We can use yum or dnf to install phd2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install phd2.

Install phd2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install phd2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install phd2

Install phd2 on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install phd2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install phd2

How To Uninstall phd2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the phd2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove phd2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install phd2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.