How To Install r-cran-domc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-domc on Debian 9. r-cran-domc is GNU R parallel excution backend for %dopar% using multicore

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-domc

r-cran-domc is:

This package provides a parallel backend for the %dopar% function using Simon Urbanek’s multicore package.

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

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

Install r-cran-domc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-domc

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-domc

How To Uninstall r-cran-domc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-domc

Uninstall r-cran-domc And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-domc Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-domc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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