How To Install cantor-backend-kalgebra on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-kalgebra on Debian 9. cantor-backend-kalgebra is KAlgebra backend for Cantor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-kalgebra on Debian 9.

What is cantor-backend-kalgebra

cantor-backend-kalgebra 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 KAlgebra (http://edu.kde.org/kalgebra) in Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install cantor-backend-kalgebra 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-kalgebra 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-kalgebra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cantor-backend-kalgebra

Install cantor-backend-kalgebra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-kalgebra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-kalgebra

Install cantor-backend-kalgebra 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-kalgebra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-kalgebra

How To Uninstall cantor-backend-kalgebra on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cantor-backend-kalgebra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-kalgebra

Uninstall cantor-backend-kalgebra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cantor-backend-kalgebra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cantor-backend-kalgebra

Remove cantor-backend-kalgebra Configurations and Data

To remove cantor-backend-kalgebra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cantor-backend-kalgebra

Remove cantor-backend-kalgebra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cantor-backend-kalgebra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cantor-backend-kalgebra

Dependencies

cantor-backend-kalgebra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-kalgebra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.