How To Install r-bioc-rhdf5lib on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rhdf5lib on Ubuntu 20.04. r-bioc-rhdf5lib is GNU R hdf5 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rhdf5lib on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-bioc-rhdf5lib

r-bioc-rhdf5lib is:

This GNU R package provides an interface to the C and C++ hdf5 libraries.

HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-rhdf5lib on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-bioc-rhdf5lib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-rhdf5lib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-rhdf5lib

Install r-bioc-rhdf5lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-rhdf5lib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-rhdf5lib

Install r-bioc-rhdf5lib 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 r-bioc-rhdf5lib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-rhdf5lib

How To Uninstall r-bioc-rhdf5lib on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-bioc-rhdf5lib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-rhdf5lib

Uninstall r-bioc-rhdf5lib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-rhdf5lib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-rhdf5lib

Remove r-bioc-rhdf5lib Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-rhdf5lib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-rhdf5lib

Remove r-bioc-rhdf5lib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-rhdf5lib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-rhdf5lib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rhdf5lib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.