How To Install libcantor-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libcantor-dev
libcantor-dev 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 development headers for Cantor.
This package is part of the KDE education module.
There are three methods to install libcantor-dev on Ubuntu. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcantor-dev
Install libcantor-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcantor-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcantor-dev
Install libcantor-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcantor-dev
How To Uninstall libcantor-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcantor-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcantor-dev
Uninstall libcantor-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcantor-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcantor-dev
Remove libcantor-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcantor-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcantor-dev
Remove libcantor-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcantor-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcantor-dev
Dependencies
libcantor-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcantor-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.