How To Install r-cran-bayesfm on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bayesfm on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-bayesfm is GNU R Bayesian inference for factor modeling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bayesfm on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is r-cran-bayesfm

r-cran-bayesfm is:

Collection of procedures to perform Bayesian analysis on a variety of factor models. Currently, it includes: Bayesian Exploratory Factor Analysis (befa), an approach to dedicated factor analysis with stochastic search on the structure of the factor loading matrix. The number of latent factors, as well as the allocation of the manifest variables to the factors, are not fixed a priori but determined during MCMC sampling. More approaches will be included in future releases of this package.

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

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

Install r-cran-bayesfm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bayesfm

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bayesfm

How To Uninstall r-cran-bayesfm on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bayesfm

Uninstall r-cran-bayesfm And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-bayesfm Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-bayesfm configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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