How To Install libcantor-pythonbackend on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-pythonbackend on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcantor-pythonbackend
libcantor-pythonbackend 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 Python language (http://www.python.org/) in Cantor.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install libcantor-pythonbackend on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcantor-pythonbackend 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-pythonbackend using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcantor-pythonbackend
Install libcantor-pythonbackend Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcantor-pythonbackend using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcantor-pythonbackend
Install libcantor-pythonbackend 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 libcantor-pythonbackend using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcantor-pythonbackend
How To Uninstall libcantor-pythonbackend on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcantor-pythonbackend package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcantor-pythonbackend
Uninstall libcantor-pythonbackend And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcantor-pythonbackend and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcantor-pythonbackend
Remove libcantor-pythonbackend Configurations and Data
To remove libcantor-pythonbackend configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcantor-pythonbackend
Remove libcantor-pythonbackend configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcantor-pythonbackend configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcantor-pythonbackend
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-pythonbackend package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
