Install celestia on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install celestia
Learn how to install celestia with the command sudo apt-get install celestia on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of celestia:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: celestia
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install celestia
Package Details | |
| Package: | celestia |
| Version: | 1.6.0+dfsg-4ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
| Description: | real-time visual space simulation Celestia is a free 3D astronomy program. Based on the Hipparcos Catalogue, it allows users to display objects ranging in scale from artificial satellites to entire galaxies in three dimensions using OpenGL. Unlike most planetarium software, the user is free to travel about the Universe. . This is a dummy package that selects at least one frontend for Celestia. Homepage: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/kde |
How to install celestia on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If celestia is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L celestia' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L celestia Package `celestia' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing celestia:
After system update use the following command to install celestia:
sudo apt-get install celestia
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove celestia from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the celestia from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the celestia following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove celestia
Following command is used to remove the celestia package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove celestia
This will remove celestia and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing celestia with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge celestia
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove celestia
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with celestia package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.