How To Install r-cran-fitbitscraper on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fitbitscraper on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-fitbitscraper
r-cran-fitbitscraper is:
This R package scrapes Fitbit data from the Fitbit’s website. This does not use the official API, but instead uses the API that the web dashboard uses to generate the graphs displayed on the dashboard after login on the Fitbit’s website.
There are three methods to install r-cran-fitbitscraper 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-fitbitscraper 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-fitbitscraper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-fitbitscraper
Install r-cran-fitbitscraper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-fitbitscraper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-fitbitscraper
Install r-cran-fitbitscraper 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-fitbitscraper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fitbitscraper
How To Uninstall r-cran-fitbitscraper on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-fitbitscraper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fitbitscraper
Uninstall r-cran-fitbitscraper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-fitbitscraper 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-fitbitscraper
Remove r-cran-fitbitscraper Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-fitbitscraper configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-fitbitscraper
Remove r-cran-fitbitscraper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-fitbitscraper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-fitbitscraper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fitbitscraper package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
