How do i install 'stellarium'?

[pingball57]

Title says it all. I have Stellarium on my Win m/c but how do i put it on LL. I've been to the website but quickly got confused. :-\

[firenice03]

Looking form the website it directs Ubuntu derivatives to https://launchpad.net/~stellarium/+archi...m-releases


Which says to add the PPA.. This can be done via command
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Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium/stellarium-releases

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Code:

sudo apt-get update

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Do know what PPA's are and their uses and potentials...
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/softw...type=0#ppa

[justme2]

There are various stellarium version .deb tar files for download,https://sourceforge.net/projects/stellarium/files/Stellarium-sources/  just download, extract and right click the file and select the gdebi installer. Thats how I installed Stellarium on LL3.6 but beware if you have older hardware which may not match the required graphics requirements.
On my old computers (they're all old!) only Stellarium 0.11 will run.

Sorry, wrong URL for .deb files, will search later if you are not able to find them.

[trinidad]

You don't need PPA. The package is available in LL 3.6. Open synaptic (install software) in LL and type "stellarium" in the search box. Make sure you're connected to the internet first.

Also you can use Deb packages sometimes. Type "Debian --Package Search" in you browser "= whatever you are looking for." No quoptes.

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=stellarium


TC

[m654321]

You don't need PPA. The package is available in LL 3.6. Open synaptic (install software) in LL and type "stellarium" in the search box. Make sure you're connected to the internet first.
TC

[member=7052]pingball57[/member]
Go with what TC first suggested in post #3 - it's the simplest & best option - as he said no need to bother with PPA...

You'll find Stellarium in the Ubuntu repository as follows:

1. Go to Menu System Install/Remove Software

2. Synaptic Package Manager (SPM) will then ask you for your password - enter it

3. In the SPM toolbar, click on Search and enter "stellarium" in the search box

4. You will then see the packages "stellarium" and "stellarium-data" listed - right-click on "stellarium"  and select mark for installation - both packages will be selected by default

5. Click Apply in the SPM toolbar to install both packages, and then you should be good to go...

Hope this helps

[firenice03]

Sorry forgot to look in synaptic.. YES this would be the best option...

[pingball57]

Thanks. Got it in synaptic. installed fine. - i had done the PPA but didn't know what to do next. I'll look into that link later . thanks again everyone.

[m654321]

Glad you got it sorted out

Mike