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Last active August 9, 2024 21:08
Astronomy Software List
https://github.com/fenriques/AstroDom
https://github.com/gehelem/als
http://www.openastroproject.org
http://www.ap-i.net
https://github.com/BenJuan26/OpenSkyStacker
https://github.com/DeepSkyWorkflows/DeepSkyWorkflowScripts
https://github.com/Atlan160/Easy-Astrometry
https://github.com/hletrd/PyPreprocessor
https://github.com/rickbassham/fitsrename
https://github.com/rickbassham/fits-header-edit
snap list

sudo systemctl disable snapd.service
sudo systemctl disable snapd.socket
sudo systemctl disable snapd.seeded.service

sudo snap remove firefox
sudo snap remove snap-store
sudo snap remove gtk-common-themes

Kubuntu 22.04 Astro PC

sudo apt install openssh-server

sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo reboot
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rickbassham / Astrobuntu 20.04.md
Last active November 10, 2021 20:16
Astrobuntu Step-by-step

Instructions (works on amd64 and arm64)

A copy/paste guide to getting a full working astro-imaging computer running on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Installs latest stable versions of gpsd, KStars, INDI, OACapture, SkyChart, ASTAP, and Astrometry.net.

Install Ubuntu 20.04 (or Xubuntu, Kubuntu, or any other Ubuntu)

PC (amd64)

https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/

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rickbassham / analyze.txt
Created September 24, 2021 11:03
KStars 3.5.5 Alignment Issue
#KStars version 3.5.5. Analyze log version 1.0.
AnalyzeStartTime,2021-09-23 18:57:10.295,EDT
MountState,0.000,Idle
Temperature,1.265,22.010
MountCoords,1.283,215.8417,-42.3375,215.0164,-0.0089,1,50.9208
MountState,1.283,Parked
Temperature,603.315,21.450
Temperature,1204.794,21.080
Temperature,1806.255,20.570
git remote rename origin upstream
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/FORK.git
git checkout -b newFeatureBranch

Whenever you need to update your fork based on the recent evolution of the original repo:

git checkout master
Process: kstars [16074]
Path: /Applications/KStars.app/Contents/MacOS/kstars
Identifier: ???
Version: 3.5.0 (3.5.0)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: kstars [16074]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2020-12-07 19:11:40.051 -0500
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rickbassham / Dockerfile
Created August 28, 2020 11:26
oacapture cross docker build
FROM --platform=arm64 ubuntu:20.04
ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
ENV TZ=America/New_York
RUN mkdir /src
COPY . /src
WORKDIR /src

Raspberry Pi 4 Boot Ubuntu from USB SSD

This is a copy/paste guide to booting Ubuntu 20.04 from an SSD on a Raspberry Pi 4.

The majority of these commands came from this forum post: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=278791

Prep-work

This section only needs to be done the first time for a given Raspbery Pi 4. It flashes the EEPROM on the device to support booting from USB.

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rickbassham / README.md
Last active June 20, 2024 06:42
Step by Step Instructions to create an Open Source Astro-Imaging Computer

Instructions (works on amd64 and arm64)

A copy/paste guide to getting a full working astro-imaging computer running on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Installs latest stable versions of gpsd, KStars, INDI, OACapture, SkyChart, ASTAP, and Astrometry.net.

It uses the lightweight XFCE4 desktop, and allows you to VNC in, running everything locally on the astro-imaging pc.

Install Ubuntu Server 20.04.1