How To Install r-cran-formattable on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-formattable on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-formattable is GNU R create formattable data structures

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-formattable on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is r-cran-formattable

r-cran-formattable is:

Provides functions to create formattable vectors and data frames. ‘Formattable’ vectors are printed with text formatting, and formattable data frames are printed with multiple types of formatting in HTML to improve the readability of data presented in tabular form rendered in web pages.

There are three methods to install r-cran-formattable on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-formattable 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-formattable using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-formattable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-formattable

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-formattable

How To Uninstall r-cran-formattable on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-formattable

Uninstall r-cran-formattable And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-formattable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-formattable Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-formattable configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-formattable package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.