For a bit of fun XEphem on ubuntu with INDI - a bit camera device limited. There is more to this light weight GUI than meets the eye - comes in a commercial version.
Install the following dependencies
sudo apt-get install libmotif-dev libx11-dev libxmu-dev libxp-dev libxt-dev x11proto-print-dev
download and extract the package
http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/index.html
$ tar xfz xephem-3.7.6.tar.gz
$ cd xephem-3.7.6/GUI/xephem
On Intel x86_32/64 linux just do this:
$ make MOTIF=../../libXm/linux86
INDI packages as required
sudo apt-get install indi-apogee indi-sbig indi-bin libindi-data libapogee2 linindi0c libindimain0c libindidriver0c
From the same terminal
./xephem
Sky View - configure telescope and INDI