How To Install r-cran-fontawesome on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fontawesome on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-fontawesome
r-cran-fontawesome is:
Easily and flexibly insert ‘Font Awesome’ icons into ‘R Markdown’ documents and ‘Shiny’ apps. These icons can be inserted into HTML content through inline ‘SVG’ tags or ‘i’ tags. There is also a utility function for exporting ‘Font Awesome’ icons as ‘PNG’ images for those situations where raster graphics are needed.
There are three methods to install r-cran-fontawesome on Debian 12. 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-fontawesome 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-fontawesome using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-fontawesome
Install r-cran-fontawesome Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-fontawesome using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-fontawesome
Install r-cran-fontawesome 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-fontawesome using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fontawesome
How To Uninstall r-cran-fontawesome on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-fontawesome package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fontawesome
Uninstall r-cran-fontawesome And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-fontawesome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-fontawesome
Remove r-cran-fontawesome Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-fontawesome configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-fontawesome
Remove r-cran-fontawesome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-fontawesome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-fontawesome
Dependencies
r-cran-fontawesome have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fontawesome package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
