How To Install cantor-backend-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04. cantor-backend-python2 is Python2 backend for Cantor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cantor-backend-python2

cantor-backend-python2 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 Python2 language (http://www.python.org/) in Cantor.

This package is part of the KDE education module.

There are three methods to install cantor-backend-python2 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-python2 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-python2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cantor-backend-python2

Install cantor-backend-python2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-python2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-python2

Install cantor-backend-python2 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-python2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-python2

How To Uninstall cantor-backend-python2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cantor-backend-python2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-python2

Uninstall cantor-backend-python2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cantor-backend-python2 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-python2

Remove cantor-backend-python2 Configurations and Data

To remove cantor-backend-python2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cantor-backend-python2

Remove cantor-backend-python2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cantor-backend-python2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cantor-backend-python2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-python2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.