How To Install cantor-backend-qalculate on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-qalculate on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cantor-backend-qalculate
cantor-backend-qalculate 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 Qalculate! calculator (https://qalculate.github.io/) in Cantor.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install cantor-backend-qalculate on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-qalculate 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-qalculate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cantor-backend-qalculate
Install cantor-backend-qalculate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cantor-backend-qalculate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cantor-backend-qalculate
Install cantor-backend-qalculate 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-qalculate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cantor-backend-qalculate
How To Uninstall cantor-backend-qalculate on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cantor-backend-qalculate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cantor-backend-qalculate
Uninstall cantor-backend-qalculate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cantor-backend-qalculate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cantor-backend-qalculate
Remove cantor-backend-qalculate Configurations and Data
To remove cantor-backend-qalculate configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cantor-backend-qalculate
Remove cantor-backend-qalculate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cantor-backend-qalculate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cantor-backend-qalculate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cantor-backend-qalculate package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
