{"id":38179,"date":"2022-03-28T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=38179"},"modified":"2022-03-28T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:17:47","slug":"install-stellarium-ubuntu-22-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/install-stellarium-ubuntu-22-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Stellarium Astronomy Software 0.22.0 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stellarium 0.22.0 released! Here&#8217;s how to install and keep it up to date in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA.<\/p>\n<p>Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>While the software package in Ubuntu repository is always old, the latest version so far is <a href=\"http:\/\/stellarium.org\/release\/2022\/03\/27\/stellarium-0.22.0.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium 0.22.0<\/a> that features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AstroCalc: Eclipse Finder<\/li>\n<li>AstroCalc: RTS (Rises, Transits, Settings)<\/li>\n<li>Switch from Bortle scale to physical brightness values for light pollution.<\/li>\n<li>Allow tweaks for the atmosphere brightness\/color model and tone mapping<\/li>\n<li>Several new calendars in the Calendars plugin<\/li>\n<li>Seasonal polar caps on Mars<\/li>\n<li>New and improved sky cultures<\/li>\n<li>Larger textures allowed in Scenery3D<\/li>\n<li>Improved OnlineQueries and Satellites plugin<\/li>\n<li>Many fixes in core and plugins.<\/li>\n<li>A large number of bug fixes and closed feature requests and enhancements <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy-600x337.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy-600x337.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-jammy.webp 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to install Stellarium:<\/h3>\n<p>The software developer team provides Ubuntu packages via <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~stellarium\/+archive\/stellarium-releases\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a>. So far, it supports Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10, and upcoming Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Add the PPA<\/h4>\n<p>Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the PPA repository:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium\/stellarium-releases<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-ppa-600x234.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"234\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-ppa-600x234.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-ppa-300x117.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-ppa-768x299.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-ppa.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>2. Install \/ Upgrade the Astronomy Software<\/h4>\n<p>If you have already installed an old version of the software package, simply launch <i><b>Software Updater<\/b><\/i> to update the package to the latest:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/update-stellarium-600x411.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/update-stellarium-600x411.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/update-stellarium-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/update-stellarium.webp 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or, run the command below in terminal to install (or upgrade) it for the first time:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install stellarium<\/pre>\n<p>Ubuntu 18.04 needs to refresh cache first via <code>sudo apt update<\/code>.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Stellarium:<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the software, run the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove stellarium<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository either via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:stellarium\/stellarium-releases<\/pre>\n<p>or by launching <i>Software &#038; Updates<\/i> and remove source url from &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove-stellarium-ppa-600x375.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove-stellarium-ppa-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove-stellarium-ppa-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove-stellarium-ppa-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove-stellarium-ppa.webp 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stellarium 0.22.0 released! 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