How To Install python3-skyfield on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-skyfield on Debian 12.
What is python3-skyfield
python3-skyfield is:
Skyfield is a pure-Python astronomy package that is compatible with both Python 3 and makes it easy to generate high precision research-grade positions for planets and Earth satellites.
Skyfield computes positions for the stars, planets, and satellites in orbit around the Earth. Its results should agree with the positions generated by the United States Naval Observatory and their Astronomical Almanac to within 0.0005 arcseconds (which equals half a ??mas?? or milliarcsecond).
There are three methods to install python3-skyfield 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 python3-skyfield Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-skyfield using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-skyfield
Install python3-skyfield Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-skyfield using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-skyfield
Install python3-skyfield 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 python3-skyfield using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-skyfield
How To Uninstall python3-skyfield on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-skyfield package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-skyfield
Uninstall python3-skyfield And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-skyfield and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-skyfield
Remove python3-skyfield Configurations and Data
To remove python3-skyfield configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-skyfield
Remove python3-skyfield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-skyfield configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-skyfield
Dependencies
python3-skyfield have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-skyfield package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
