How To Install pluto-jpl-eph on Debian 12

Learn how to install pluto-jpl-eph on Debian 12 with this tutorial. pluto-jpl-eph is command line handling of JPL ephemeres data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluto-jpl-eph on Debian 12.

What is pluto-jpl-eph

pluto-jpl-eph is:

The position of asteroids and other moving stellar objects on the sky at different time points is described as ephemeris. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is known for a respective database. This package offers tools to handle individual data sets.

There are three methods to install pluto-jpl-eph 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 pluto-jpl-eph Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pluto-jpl-eph using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pluto-jpl-eph

Install pluto-jpl-eph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pluto-jpl-eph using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pluto-jpl-eph

Install pluto-jpl-eph 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 pluto-jpl-eph using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pluto-jpl-eph

How To Uninstall pluto-jpl-eph on Debian 12

To uninstall only the pluto-jpl-eph package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pluto-jpl-eph

Uninstall pluto-jpl-eph And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pluto-jpl-eph

Remove pluto-jpl-eph Configurations and Data

To remove pluto-jpl-eph configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pluto-jpl-eph

Remove pluto-jpl-eph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pluto-jpl-eph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pluto-jpl-eph

Dependencies

pluto-jpl-eph have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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