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Linux Astronomy HOWTO

John Huggins

<howto at astronomy.net>

$Revision: 1.56 $

$Date: 2007/04/17 02:45:46 $

This document shares tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in the pursuit of Astronomy.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. Knowledge Required
1.2. Scope
1.3. Disclaimer
1.4. Version
1.5. Copyright
1.6. Contributions
1.7. Translations
1.8. About the authors

2. Software

2.1. Collections
2.2. Planetarium Programs
2.3. Portable and Handheld Applications
2.4. Simulators
2.5. Image Processing
2.6. Mathematics
2.7. Sun and Moon
2.8. Libraries
2.9. Games
2.10. Other

3. Online Tools

3.1. Traditional Form Based Programs
3.2. Java Applets

4. Astronomical Images over the web

4.1. List

5. Organizations

6. Hardware Control

6.1. Telescope Control
6.2. CCD Camera Control

7. Installation Help

8. Projects using Linux

9. Revision History

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		Introduction

Linux Kernel 2.4 2.4.37.7
Linux Kernel
JEdit 4.3pre18
Programmers text editor
ImageMagick 6.5.7.5
ImageMagick image processing studio
Krusader 2.1.0-beta1
Twin-Panel filemanager for KDE3
LilyPond 2.13.7
Music typesetter.
KDevelop 4.0 beta6
Integrated Development Environment for Unix/X11
KDE 4.3.3
Powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment.
WebGUI 7.7.25
A fully featured content management system.
SimplyMEPIS 8.0.12
Run the Linux operating system from your CD or DVD drive
Fedora 12 rc1
Community-supported open source distribution

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