How To Install libastro1 on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libastro1 is Marble astronomy library

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libastro1

libastro1 is:

Marble is a generic geographical map widget and framework for KDE
applications. The Marble widget shows the earth as a sphere but does not
require hardware acceleration. A minimal set of geographical data is
included, so it can be used without an internet connection.

This package contains shared libraries for astronomy support in marble.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install libastro1 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 libastro1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt-get by running the following command:

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sudo apt-get -y install libastro1

Install libastro1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libastro1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libastro1

Install libastro1 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 libastro1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libastro1

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How To Uninstall libastro1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libastro1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libastro1

Uninstall libastro1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libastro1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libastro1

Remove libastro1 Configurations and Data

To remove libastro1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libastro1

Remove libastro1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libastro1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

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sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libastro1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libastro1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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