How To Install r-cran-googledrive on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-googledrive on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-googledrive is GNU R interface to Google Drive

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-googledrive

r-cran-googledrive is:

Manage Google Drive files from R.

There are three methods to install r-cran-googledrive 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-googledrive 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-googledrive using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-googledrive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-googledrive

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-googledrive

How To Uninstall r-cran-googledrive on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-googledrive

Uninstall r-cran-googledrive And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-googledrive 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-googledrive

Remove r-cran-googledrive Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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