{"id":8061,"date":"2018-08-16T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2018-08-16T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T14:27:58","slug":"planetarium-software-stellarium-0-18-2-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/planetarium-software-stellarium-0-18-2-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetarium Software Stellarium 0.18.2 Released (How to Install)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stellarium-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6645\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Free and open-source planetarium software Stellarium 0.18.2 was released a day ago with enhancements, various bug-fixes and translation updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stellarium.org\/release\/2018\/08\/15\/stellarium-0.18.2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium 0.18.2<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvements and fixes for AstroCalc tool and plugins<\/li>\n<li>Added support Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae and ESO\/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas<\/li>\n<li>Added filters for enlisted objects in Search Tool\/Lists tool<\/li>\n<li>Added new textures for moons<\/li>\n<li>Added support Milkyway saturation effect<\/li>\n<li>Added possibility to select all constellations through scripts and hotkeys<\/li>\n<li>Added artwork for some Maori constellations<\/li>\n<li>Added distances for some planetary nebulae<\/li>\n<li>Added Lokono sky culture<\/li>\n<li>Added a few new scripts<\/li>\n<li>Updated code and data, and fixed various bugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/stellarium-splash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7894\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Stellarium 0.18.2 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The software has an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~stellarium\/+archive\/ubuntu\/stellarium-releases\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA repository<\/a> that contains the latest Stellarium packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:None;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stellarium\/stellarium-releases<\/pre>\n<p><i>Input your password (no visual asterisks feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stellarium-ppa-xenial-600x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"107\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stellarium-ppa-xenial-600x107.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stellarium-ppa-xenial-450x80.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stellarium-ppa-xenial.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade Stellarium from an existing release with Software Updater utility:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/upgrade-stellarium-450x317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"317\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/upgrade-stellarium-450x317.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/upgrade-stellarium-600x422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/upgrade-stellarium.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or run following commands to install the software for the first time:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install stellarium<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the software, either use your system package manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove stellarium<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA via &#8220;Software &#038; Updates&#8221; utility under Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free and open-source planetarium software Stellarium 0.18.2 was released a day ago with enhancements, various bug-fixes and translation updates. 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