Celestia is a 3D astronomy program that is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue and allows users to virtually travel through an extensive universe, modeled after reality, at any speed, in any direction, and at any time in history. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Celestia from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Celestia Silently
Celestia Silent Install (Versions 1.6.2 and Newer)
- Navigate to: https://celestia.space/download.html
- Download the celestia-x.y.z-win.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: celestia-x.y.z-win.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Celestia Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Celestia |
| Vendor: | Celestia Development Team |
| Architecture: | x86_x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | celestia-x.y.z-win.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://celestia.space/download.html |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/celestia-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-celestia-powershell/ |
Celestia Silent Install (Versions 1.6.1 and Older)
- Navigate to: https://celestia.space/cc/celestia-win-161
- Download the celestia-win32-1.6.1.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: celestia-win32-1.6.1.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Celestia Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Celestia |
| Vendor: | Celestia Development Team |
| Version: | 1.6.1 |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | celestia-win32-1.6.1.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://celestia.space/cc/celestia-win-161 |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/celestia-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-celestia-powershell/ |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Create a Celestia Installation Log File
The Celestia installer offers the option to generate a log file during installation to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following commands to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.
Celestia Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
celestia-x.y.z-win.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="%WINDIR%\Temp\Celestia-Install.log" |
Exclude the Celestia Desktop Shortcut During Install
The Celestia installer includes a desktop shortcut by default. If you don’t want the desktop shortcut included during installation, then you can run the following command line switch.
Celestia Silent Install (EXE) with No Desktop Shortcut
celestia-x.y.z-win.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /MERGETASKS=!desktopicon |
Change the Celestia Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Celestia to “C:\Celestia”
celestia-x.y.z-win.exe /DIR="C:\Celestia" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
How to Uninstall Celestia Silently
Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Celestia Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Celestia Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Celestia\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.