====== Installation on Linux Fedora ======

=== Base software ===

The stable version of Skychart is included in the Fedora packages.

To install the software, just search for skychart in the Add/Remove Software menu:

{{:en:documentation:fedora1.png|}}

To install from a command line terminal, type as root: 
<code>
yum install skychart
</code>

**Please note that, due to Fedora policies, some functionalities of Skychart are not available in the rpm provided by Fedora repositories (artificial satellites computation and Iridium flares prediction).**\\
If you need such functionalities please use rpm provided on Skychart homepage.

=== Documentation ===

To save bandwith, starting with Skychart 3.6, offline documentation is provided by a separate package named ''skychart-doc''. To install it from a command line terminal, type as root: 
<code>
yum install skychart-doc
</code>

=== Additional Catalog ===

Only minimal data are include with software base package.\\
For more stars or DSO objects you can install the additional data packages:
<code>
yum install skychart-data-stars
</code>
and / or
<code>
yum install skychart-data-dso
</code>

For additional pictures look at the [[en:download|download page]].