How To Install r-cran-brobdingnag on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-brobdingnag
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-brobdingnag
r-cran-brobdingnag is:
Handles very large numbers in R. Real numbers are held using their natural logarithms, plus a logical flag indicating sign. The package includes a vignette that gives a step-by-step introduction to using S4 methods.
There are three methods to install r-cran-brobdingnag
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-brobdingnag 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-brobdingnag
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-brobdingnag
Install r-cran-brobdingnag Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-brobdingnag
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-brobdingnag
Install r-cran-brobdingnag 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-brobdingnag
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-brobdingnag
How To Uninstall r-cran-brobdingnag on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-brobdingnag
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-brobdingnag
Uninstall r-cran-brobdingnag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-brobdingnag
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-brobdingnag
Remove r-cran-brobdingnag Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-brobdingnag
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-brobdingnag
Remove r-cran-brobdingnag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-brobdingnag
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-brobdingnag
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-brobdingnag
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.