How To Install r-cran-brew on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-brew on Debian 9. r-cran-brew is GNU R templating framework for report generation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-brew on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-brew

r-cran-brew is:

The GNU R package brew implements a templating framework for mixing text and R code for report generation. brew template syntax is similar to PHP, Ruby’s erb module, Java Server Pages, and Python’s psp module.

There are three methods to install r-cran-brew on Debian 9. 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-brew 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-brew using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-brew Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-brew

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-brew

How To Uninstall r-cran-brew on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-brew

Uninstall r-cran-brew And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-brew and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-brew Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-brew configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-brew have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-brew package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.