Skychart

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====== Installation on Debian GNU/Linux======

The Debian packages are available to enable automatic installation using apt-get.\\
Supported architecture are amd64, arm64 and armhf.

All this command require administrative right and must be run with the root user. They are given as example and you must adapt them to your favorite way to install new software: GUI, root shell, su, ...

If your Debian system is setup to allow the use of sudo you can follow the instruction for [[installation_on_linux_ubuntu|Ubuntu]] that are more simple.

This procedure work without using the deprecated apt-key command after it remove an eventual old key:
<code>
apt-key del 8B8B57C1AA716FC2
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skychart.list

wget -O 8B8B57C1AA716FC2.key "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8B8B57C1AA716FC2"
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./skychart-temp-keyring.gpg --import 8B8B57C1AA716FC2.key
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./skychart-temp-keyring.gpg --export --output skychart.gpg
rm skychart-temp-keyring.gpg 8B8B57C1AA716FC2.key
mkdir /usr/local/share/keyrings/
mv skychart.gpg /usr/local/share/keyrings/

cat <<EOF  > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skychart.sources
Types: deb
URIs: http://www.ap-i.net/apt/
Suites: unstable
Components: main
Signed-By: /usr/local/share/keyrings/skychart.gpg
EOF
</code>

Be sure to use "unstable" in the last command above to get the last beta version that support new distribution version.

Then refresh your package list, from a command line type:
<code>apt-get update</code>

To install the software:
<code>apt-get install skychart</code>

If you want to show artificial satellites also do:
<code>apt-get install wine</code>

That's all, exit the root shell and type skychart to run the program. Please never run skychart as root.

To install more data from different star and DSO catalog, use the menu Update / Install object catalog.

The update for a new version is done at the same time as the standard update for the other software of your distribution, normally once a week on Monday for the unstable release.

Other software you can install from this same repository are:
<code>
ccdciel
eqmodgui
indistarter
</code>