How To Install r-cran-forecast on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-forecast on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-forecast
r-cran-forecast is:
Methods and tools for displaying and analysing univariate time series forecasts including exponential smoothing via state space models and automatic ARIMA modelling.
There are three methods to install r-cran-forecast 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-forecast 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-forecast using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-forecast
Install r-cran-forecast Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-forecast using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-forecast
Install r-cran-forecast 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-forecast using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-forecast
How To Uninstall r-cran-forecast on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-forecast package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-forecast
Uninstall r-cran-forecast And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-forecast 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-forecast
Remove r-cran-forecast Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-forecast configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-forecast
Remove r-cran-forecast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-forecast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-forecast
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-forecast package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
