How To Install cantor-backend-lua on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-lua on Debian 10.
What is cantor-backend-lua
cantor-backend-lua 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 Lua language (http://www.lua.org) in Cantor.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install cantor-backend-lua on Debian 10. 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-lua 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-lua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cantor-backend-lua
Install cantor-backend-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-lua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-lua
Install cantor-backend-lua 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-lua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-lua
How To Uninstall cantor-backend-lua on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cantor-backend-lua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-lua
Uninstall cantor-backend-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cantor-backend-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cantor-backend-lua
Remove cantor-backend-lua Configurations and Data
To remove cantor-backend-lua configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cantor-backend-lua
Remove cantor-backend-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cantor-backend-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cantor-backend-lua
Dependencies
cantor-backend-lua have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-lua package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.