How To Install cantor-backend-python2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python2 on Debian 9.
What is cantor-backend-python2
cantor-backend-python2 is:
Cantor is an application to allow you to you use your favorite mathematical applications from within an elegant worksheet interface. It provides dialogs to assist with common tasks and allows you to share your worksheets with others.
This package provides the backend for using the Python2 language (http://www.python.org/) in Cantor.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install cantor-backend-python2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cantor-backend-python2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-python2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cantor-backend-python2
Install cantor-backend-python2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-python2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-python2
Install cantor-backend-python2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-python2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-python2
How To Uninstall cantor-backend-python2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cantor-backend-python2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-python2
Uninstall cantor-backend-python2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cantor-backend-python2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cantor-backend-python2
Remove cantor-backend-python2 Configurations and Data
To remove cantor-backend-python2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cantor-backend-python2
Remove cantor-backend-python2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cantor-backend-python2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cantor-backend-python2
Dependencies
cantor-backend-python2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
