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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/

Kubuntu 22.04 Astro PC

sudo apt install openssh-server

sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo reboot
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
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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
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Raspberry Pi 4 Chrony GPS Stratum 1 NTP Server