How to install the Stellarium 0.133 virtual Astronomical Observatory in Ubuntu 18.04/17.10/16.04

How to install the Stellarium 0.133 virtual Astronomical Observatory in Ubuntu 18.04/17.10/16.04

A free virtual astronomical pavilion software Stellarium has arrived at version 0.20., with many new features, bug fixes, and other changes. Version 0.20.is Based on qt5.9.3, but it can still be built from the source code of Qt 5.4.

Major changes of Stellarium 0.6.2:

• Added support for planetary surface naming (SOCIS 2017 Project)
• Added improvements for the AstroCalc Tool
• Added improvements for the Oculars plug-in
• Added improvements to the Exoplanet plug-in
• Added INDI support for telescope control plug-ins
• Updated code and Data
• Added a template for translating planetary feature naming.
• Added support for selected term items
• Astronomical computing tool for adding new tags: planetary Calculator
• I have added some ice-Island language translations for some astronomical cultures.
• Added Russian translation for the new landscape
• Filter Used for naming (search tool/List)
• Added the normal default value for the planet
• Add rules to allow names hidden on the observer's celestial bodies
• Add GUI options for colors of alien planet markers
• Added the INDI support telescope control plug-in.
• Fixed context support for Constellation
• Fixed information string of satellite features
• Fixed retina plug-in mouse error displayed on Retina Display
• Chinese Astronomical culture updated in the latest planetary system naming law list

For complete changes, see release notes.

How to install Stellarium 0.20.in Ubuntu:

The official Stellarium PPA has built software packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and Ubuntu 18.04.

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + T or open the terminal from the application initiator. When opening, run the command to add PPA:

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

Enter the password (no visual feedback is provided when you Enter the password), and then press Enter.

2. Use the Software Updater utility to upgrade Stellarium from an existing version or run the following command to install the Software for the first time:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get install stellarium

Uninstall:

To delete the software, use the System Software Package Manager or run the following command:

Sudo apt-get remove -- autoremove stellarium

Use the "software and updates" utility under the "other software" tab to delete the PPA.

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