How To Install r-cran-gert on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gert on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-gert
r-cran-gert is:
Simple git client for R based on ’libgit2’ with support for SSH and HTTPS remotes. All functions in ‘gert’ use basic R data types (such as vectors and data-frames) for their arguments and return values. User credentials are shared with command line ‘git’ through the git-credential store and ssh keys stored on disk or ssh-agent.
There are three methods to install r-cran-gert 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-gert 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-gert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-gert
Install r-cran-gert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-gert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-gert
Install r-cran-gert 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-gert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-gert
How To Uninstall r-cran-gert on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-gert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-gert
Uninstall r-cran-gert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-gert 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-gert
Remove r-cran-gert Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-gert configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-gert
Remove r-cran-gert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-gert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-gert
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gert package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
