How To Install cantor-backend-lua on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-lua on Ubuntu 20.04. cantor-backend-lua is Lua backend for Cantor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-lua on Ubuntu 20.04.

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 (https://www.lua.org) in Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install cantor-backend-lua on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-lua package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.