How To Install r-cran-getopt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-getopt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-getopt
r-cran-getopt is:
This package provides the getopt function which can be used with R’s Rscript (or littler’s r) to write ``#!’’ shebang scripts that accept short and long flags/options.
There are three methods to install r-cran-getopt on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-getopt 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-getopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-getopt
Install r-cran-getopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-getopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-getopt
Install r-cran-getopt 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-getopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-getopt
How To Uninstall r-cran-getopt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-getopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-getopt
Uninstall r-cran-getopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-getopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-getopt
Remove r-cran-getopt Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-getopt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-getopt
Remove r-cran-getopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-getopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-getopt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-getopt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
