How To Install cantor on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor on Rocky Linux 8. cantor is KDE Frontend to Mathematical Software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `cantor`

KDE Frontend to Mathematical Software.

We can use yum or dnf to install cantor on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cantor.

Install cantor on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cantor using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cantor

Install cantor on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cantor using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cantor

How To Uninstall cantor on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove cantor

cantor Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/cantor.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_kalgebra.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_lua.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_maxima.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_octave.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_qalculate.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_sage.knsrc
/etc/xdg/cantor_scilab.knsrc
/usr/bin/cantor
/usr/bin/cantor_python3server
/usr/bin/cantor_rserver
/usr/bin/cantor_scripteditor
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/3b9e48076edae09db9e7d3045790af0e86b807
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/8bf019e8825dddbf0248c65871a5cb62691d74
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/b6f603f368387a3f98955f2ca91d0f6d705f9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/0b7af250a7245aed754c2fd5c4ffa4fc511db7
/usr/share/applications/org.kde.cantor.desktop
/usr/share/cantor
/usr/share/cantor/latex
/usr/share/cantor/latex/preview.sty
/usr/share/cantor/maximabackend
/usr/share/cantor/maximabackend/cantor-initmaxima.lisp
/usr/share/cantor/octavebackend
/usr/share/cantor/octavebackend/cantor_eigenvectors.m
/usr/share/cantor/octavebackend/cantor_plot2d.m
/usr/share/cantor/octavebackend/cantor_plot3d.m
/usr/share/cantor/octavebackend/cantor_print.m
/usr/share/cantor/sagebackend
/usr/share/cantor/sagebackend/cantor-execsage
/usr/share/cantor/xslt
/usr/share/cantor/xslt/latex.xsl
/usr/share/config.kcfg/cantor.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/cantor_libs.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/kalgebrabackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/luabackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/maximabackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/octavebackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/qalculatebackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/rserver.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/sagebackend.kcfg
/usr/share/config.kcfg/scilabbackend.kcfg
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/create-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/differentiate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/import-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/integrate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/latex_formula.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/matrix-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/plot-dlg1.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/plot-dlg2.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/plot2d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/plot3d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ca/cantor/solve-equations-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/de/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/de/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/de/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/create-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/differentiate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/import-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/integrate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/latex_formula.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/matrix-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/plot-dlg1.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/plot-dlg2.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/plot2d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/plot3d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/en/cantor/solve-equations-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/es/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/et/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/et/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/et/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/fr/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/fr/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/fr/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/fr/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/gl/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/gl/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/gl/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/it/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/nl/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/pt_BR/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ru/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ru/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/ru/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/sv/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/create-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/differentiate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/import-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/index.cache.bz2
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/index.docbook
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/integrate-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/matrix-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/plot-dlg1.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/plot-dlg2.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/plot2d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/plot3d-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/screenshot.png
/usr/share/doc/HTML/uk/cantor/solve-equations-dlg.png
/usr/share/doc/cantor
/usr/share/doc/cantor/README.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/juliabackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/kalgebrabackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/luabackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/maximabackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/octavebackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/pythonbackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/qalculatebackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/rbackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/sagebackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/scilabbackend.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/cantor.png
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_advancedplot_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_create_matrix_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_differentiate_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_eigenvalues_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_eigenvectors_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_import_package_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_integrate_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_invert_matrix_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_plot2d_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_plot3d_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_qalculateplotassistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_runscript_assistant.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_scripteditor.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_shell.rc
/usr/share/kxmlgui5/cantor/cantor_solve_assistant.rc
/usr/share/licenses/cantor
/usr/share/licenses/cantor/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/cantor/COPYING.DOC
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/cantor.mo
/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.cantor.appdata.xml

References

cantor website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.