How To Install cantor-backend-scilab on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-scilab on Kali Linux. cantor-backend-scilab is Scilab backend for Cantor

Introduction

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

What is cantor-backend-scilab

cantor-backend-scilab 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 Scilab scientific software package for numerical computations (https://www.scilab.org) in Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

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

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

Install cantor-backend-scilab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-scilab

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

sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-scilab

How To Uninstall cantor-backend-scilab on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-scilab

Uninstall cantor-backend-scilab And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove cantor-backend-scilab Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

cantor-backend-scilab have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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