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