How To Install r-cran-contfrac on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-contfrac on Debian 9. r-cran-contfrac is GNU R package providing various utilities for evaluating continued fractions

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-contfrac

r-cran-contfrac is:

The contfrac package is a GNU R package providing various utilities for evaluating continued fractions.

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

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

Install r-cran-contfrac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-contfrac

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-contfrac

How To Uninstall r-cran-contfrac on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-contfrac

Uninstall r-cran-contfrac And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-contfrac Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-contfrac have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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