How To Install cantor-backend-r on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-r on Kali Linux.

What is cantor-backend-r

cantor-backend-r 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 R Project for Statistical Computing (https://www.r-project.org) in Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install cantor-backend-r on Kali Linux. 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-r 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-r using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install cantor-backend-r Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-r

Install cantor-backend-r Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-r

How To Uninstall cantor-backend-r on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-r

Uninstall cantor-backend-r And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cantor-backend-r and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove cantor-backend-r Configurations and Data

To remove cantor-backend-r configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

cantor-backend-r have the following dependencies:

• r-base-core
• kio
• libc6
• libcantorlibs28

References

• cantor-backend-r website

Summary

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