How To Install cantor-backend-python on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python on Ubuntu 18.04. cantor-backend-python is Python backend for Cantor – transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cantor-backend-python

cantor-backend-python is:

Transitional package for cantor-backend-python2

This package can be safely removed after installation

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

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

Install cantor-backend-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-python

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

sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-python

How To Uninstall cantor-backend-python on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-python

Uninstall cantor-backend-python And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cantor-backend-python 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-python

Remove cantor-backend-python Configurations and Data

To remove cantor-backend-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.