How To Install r-cran-dbi on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dbi on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-dbi
r-cran-dbi is:
A generic database interface (DBI) definition for communication between R and relational database management systems – similar to Perl’s DBI system. All classes in this package are virtual and need to be extended by the various R/DBMS implementations as e.g. RMySQL.
There are three methods to install r-cran-dbi 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-dbi 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-dbi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-dbi
Install r-cran-dbi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-dbi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-dbi
Install r-cran-dbi 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-dbi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-dbi
How To Uninstall r-cran-dbi on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-dbi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-dbi
Uninstall r-cran-dbi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-dbi 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-dbi
Remove r-cran-dbi Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-dbi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-dbi
Remove r-cran-dbi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-dbi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-dbi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dbi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
