How To Install r-cran-bench on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bench on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-bench is High Precision Timing of R Expressions

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-bench

r-cran-bench is:

Tools to accurately benchmark and analyze execution times for R expressions.

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

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

Install r-cran-bench Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bench

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bench

How To Uninstall r-cran-bench on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bench

Uninstall r-cran-bench And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-bench 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-bench

Remove r-cran-bench Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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