{"id":43184,"date":"2022-10-02T14:47:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=43184"},"modified":"2022-10-02T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:47:36","slug":"desktop-planetarium-stellarium-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/10\/desktop-planetarium-stellarium-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Planetarium Stellarium 1.0 Released! [Ubuntu PPA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38180\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stellarium-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" 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>After more than 20 years of development, the popular planetarium &#8216;Stellarium&#8217; finally reached 1.0 release.<\/p>\n<p>Stellarium 1.0 is the first released ported to <b>Qt6<\/b> framework, though Qt5 is still supported! It features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new, much better skylight model, but MacOS and OpenGL ES2 not supported.<\/li>\n<li>Many details around eclipses<\/li>\n<li>Updated Observation List features<\/li>\n<li>New features in AstroCalc tool<\/li>\n<li>HiDPI improvements<\/li>\n<li>Better dithering<\/li>\n<li>Able to use Windows location service<\/li>\n<li>New skyculture: Samoan<\/li>\n<li>Updated several skycultures<\/li>\n<li>Updates in Angle Measure, Satellites, Oculars, Remote Control, Pulsars plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/stellarium.org\/release\/2022\/10\/01\/stellarium-1.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a> for more about Stellarium 1.0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium1-splash.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium1-splash-600x367.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium1-splash-600x367.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium1-splash-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium1-splash.webp 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Stellarium 1.0 in Ubuntu Linux<\/h3>\n<p>Stellarium is available to install in Ubuntu via Snap, AppImage, and PPA repository. They are built against Qt5 toolkit though.<\/p>\n<h4>Snap package<\/h4>\n<p>Snap is a software package runs in sandbox. Though it&#8217;s quite easy to install for lazy men. Simply, search for and install it from Ubuntu Software:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43185\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43185\" class=\"size-large wp-image-43185\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap-600x310.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap-600x310.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-snap.webp 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stellarium Snap Package in Ubuntu Software app<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Ubuntu PPA<\/h4>\n<p>For those who prefer the native .deb package, the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~stellarium\/+archive\/ubuntu\/stellarium-releases\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA<\/a> has built the packages for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 22.10.<\/p>\n<p>First, press <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium\/stellarium-releases<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password when it asks (no asterisk feedback) and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy-600x316.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy-600x316.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy-768x405.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-ppa-jammy.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Linux Mint user may also run the command below to refresh package cache:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p>Finally, install the planetarium software via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install stellarium<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy-600x288.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy-600x288.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy-300x144.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy-768x369.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apt-stellarium-jammy.webp 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>AppImage<\/h4>\n<p>AppImage is a non-install portable package that can be run directly to launch software app.<\/p>\n<p>First, make sure your system has enabled AppImage support by opening terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install libfuse2<\/pre>\n<p>Then, download the AppImage from github releases page (under &#8216;Assets&#8217;):<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Stellarium\/stellarium\/releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Stellarium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, right-click on the package, go to &#8216;Properties&#8217; and make it executable via the tick-box under &#8216;Permissions&#8217; tab. Finally, click run it to launch Stellarium:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage-600x354.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage-600x354.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stellarium-appimage.webp 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Stellarium<\/h3>\n<p>Depends on which package you installed, uninstall Stellarium snap from Ubuntu Software, or remove AppImage file from file manager.<\/p>\n<p>For the PPA package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to remove it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove stellarium<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository either by running the command below:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:stellarium\/stellarium-releases<\/pre>\n<p>or use &#8216;Software &#038; Updates&#8217; utility by removing the source line under &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa-600x314.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa-600x314.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remove-stellarium-ppa.webp 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 20 years of development, the popular planetarium &#8216;Stellarium&#8217; finally reached 1.0 release. 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