How To Install libnova-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnova-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnova-dev
libnova-dev is:
libnova is a general purpose, double precision, Celestial Mechanics, Astrometry and Astrodynamics library.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libnova-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnova-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnova-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnova-dev
Install libnova-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnova-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnova-dev
Install libnova-dev 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 libnova-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnova-dev
How To Uninstall libnova-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnova-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnova-dev
Uninstall libnova-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnova-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnova-dev
Remove libnova-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnova-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnova-dev
Remove libnova-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnova-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnova-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnova-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
