How To Install libcantor-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libcantor-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libcantor-dev is interface for mathematical applications - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-dev on Debian 12.

What is libcantor-dev

libcantor-dev 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 development headers for Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install libcantor-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcantor-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcantor-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcantor-dev

Install libcantor-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcantor-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcantor-dev

Install libcantor-dev 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 libcantor-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcantor-dev

How To Uninstall libcantor-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libcantor-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcantor-dev

Uninstall libcantor-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcantor-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcantor-dev

Remove libcantor-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcantor-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcantor-dev

Remove libcantor-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcantor-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcantor-dev

Dependencies

libcantor-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.