How To Install r-cran-dorng on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dorng on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-dorng is GNU R generic reproducible parallel backend for foreach loops

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-dorng

r-cran-dorng is:

This GNU R package provides functions to perform reproducible parallel foreach loops, using independent random streams as generated by L’Ecuyer’s combined multiple-recursive generator [L’Ecuyer (1999), DOI:10.1287/opre.47.1.159]. It enables to easily convert standard %dopar% loops into fully reproducible loops, independently of the number of workers, the task scheduling strategy, or the chosen parallel environment and associated foreach backend.

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

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

Install r-cran-dorng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-dorng

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-dorng

How To Uninstall r-cran-dorng on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-dorng

Uninstall r-cran-dorng And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-dorng 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-dorng

Remove r-cran-dorng Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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