How To Install swe-basic-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swe-basic-data on Kali Linux.

What is swe-basic-data

swe-basic-data is:

This package includes basic data files needed by libswe, the Swiss Ephemeris. The basic data consists of these files: /usr/share/libswe/ephe/sedeltat.txt.inactive /usr/share/libswe/ephe/sefstars.txt /usr/share/libswe/ephe/seleapsec.txt /usr/share/libswe/ephe/seorbel.txt /usr/share/libswe/ephe/fixstars.cat The Swiss Ephemeris library can be used without installed data, if the user provides that data in her own private directory and points to it with SE_EPHE_PATH.

There are three methods to install swe-basic-data on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install swe-basic-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install swe-basic-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swe-basic-data

Install swe-basic-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swe-basic-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swe-basic-data

Install swe-basic-data Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install swe-basic-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swe-basic-data

How To Uninstall swe-basic-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the swe-basic-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swe-basic-data

Uninstall swe-basic-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swe-basic-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swe-basic-data

Remove swe-basic-data Configurations and Data

To remove swe-basic-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swe-basic-data

Remove swe-basic-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swe-basic-data

Dependencies

swe-basic-data have the following dependencies:

References

• swe-basic-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swe-basic-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.