How To Install astro-development on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-development on Ubuntu 22.04. astro-development is C/C++ development packages for astronomy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-development on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is astro-development

astro-development is:

This metapackage will install Debian Astro packages which might be helpful for the development of (mainly C/C++) astronomical applications. Note that Java, Python and Tcl/Tk packages are not included here; they can be installed by selecting the according tasks.

There are three methods to install astro-development on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install astro-development Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-development using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install astro-development

Install astro-development Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install astro-development using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install astro-development

Install astro-development 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 astro-development using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install astro-development

How To Uninstall astro-development on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the astro-development package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove astro-development

Uninstall astro-development And Its Dependencies

To uninstall astro-development and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove astro-development

Remove astro-development Configurations and Data

To remove astro-development configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge astro-development

Remove astro-development configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge astro-development

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install astro-development package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.