How To Install r-cran-argparser on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-argparser on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-argparser is GNU R command-line argument parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-argparser on Debian 12.

What is r-cran-argparser

r-cran-argparser is:

Cross-platform command-line argument parser written purely in R with no external dependencies. It is useful with the Rscript front-end and facilitates turning an R script into an executable script.

There are three methods to install r-cran-argparser on Debian 12. 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-argparser 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-argparser using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-argparser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-argparser

Install r-cran-argparser 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-argparser

How To Uninstall r-cran-argparser on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-argparser

Uninstall r-cran-argparser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-argparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-argparser Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-argparser configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-argparser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-argparser package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.