How To Install r-cran-fastmatch on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmatch on Debian 11. r-cran-fastmatch is GNU R package for fast match replacement for repeated look-ups

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmatch on Debian 11.

What is r-cran-fastmatch

r-cran-fastmatch is:

This R package provides a fast match replacement for cases that require repeated look-ups. Extremely fast after the first lookup match as it keeps the hash table in memory.

There are three methods to install r-cran-fastmatch on Debian 11. 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-fastmatch 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-fastmatch using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-fastmatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-fastmatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fastmatch

How To Uninstall r-cran-fastmatch on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fastmatch

Uninstall r-cran-fastmatch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-fastmatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-fastmatch Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-fastmatch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-fastmatch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmatch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.