How To Install r-cran-discriminer on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-discriminer on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-discriminer is GNU R tools of the trade for discriminant analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-discriminer on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-discriminer

r-cran-discriminer is:

Functions for Discriminant Analysis and Classification purposes covering various methods such as descriptive, geometric, linear, quadratic, PLS, as well as qualitative discriminant analyses

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

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

Install r-cran-discriminer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-discriminer

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-discriminer

How To Uninstall r-cran-discriminer on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-discriminer

Uninstall r-cran-discriminer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-discriminer 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-discriminer

Remove r-cran-discriminer Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-discriminer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-discriminer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.