How To Install r-cran-aplpack on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-aplpack on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-aplpack is Another Plot PACKage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-aplpack on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-aplpack

r-cran-aplpack is:

This GNU R package provided a set of functions for drawing some special plots:

  • stem.leaf plots a stem and leaf plot,
  • stem.leaf.backback plots back-to-back versions of stem and leafs,
  • bagplot plots a bagplot,
  • skyline.hist plots several histgramm in one plot of a one dimensional data set,
  • plotsummary plots a graphical summary of a data set with one or more variables,
  • plothulls plots sequentially hulls of a bivariate data set,
  • faces plots chernoff faces,
  • spin3R for an inspection of a 3-dim point cloud,
  • slider functions for interactive graphics.

There are three methods to install r-cran-aplpack 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-cran-aplpack 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-cran-aplpack using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-aplpack

Install r-cran-aplpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-aplpack

Install r-cran-aplpack 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-cran-aplpack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-aplpack

How To Uninstall r-cran-aplpack on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-aplpack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-aplpack

Uninstall r-cran-aplpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-aplpack

Remove r-cran-aplpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-aplpack

Remove r-cran-aplpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-aplpack

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Summary

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