How To Install swe-basic-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swe-basic-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 swe-basic-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swe-basic-data
How To Uninstall swe-basic-data on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swe-basic-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
