How To Install librdata0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdata0 on Ubuntu 22.04. librdata0 is Read and write R data frames from C (runtime files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdata0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is librdata0

librdata0 is:

Originally part of ReadStat, librdata is a small C library for reading and writing R data frames.

Features:

  • Read both RData and RDS formats
  • Read compressed files (requires bzip2, zlib, and lzma)
  • Write factors, timestamps, logical vectors, and more

This package distributes the shared object runtime library.

There are three methods to install librdata0 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 librdata0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librdata0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librdata0

Install librdata0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librdata0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librdata0

Install librdata0 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 librdata0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librdata0

How To Uninstall librdata0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the librdata0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librdata0

Uninstall librdata0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librdata0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdata0

Remove librdata0 Configurations and Data

To remove librdata0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librdata0

Remove librdata0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librdata0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librdata0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdata0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.